diff --git a/request.js b/request.js
index 198b76093..976a13209 100644
--- a/request.js
+++ b/request.js
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ Request.prototype.onRequestResponse = function (response) {
     // Be a good stream and emit end when the response is finished.
     // Hack to emit end on close because of a core bug that never fires end
     response.on('close', function () {
-      if (!self._ended) {
+      if (!self.req._ended) {
         self.response.emit('end')
       }
     })