diff --git a/lib/adapters/http.js b/lib/adapters/http.js
index b986487c62..274e6a102d 100755
--- a/lib/adapters/http.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/http.js
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ module.exports = function httpAdapter(config) {
 
           // make sure the content length is not over the maxContentLength if specified
           if (config.maxContentLength > -1 && Buffer.concat(responseBuffer).length > config.maxContentLength) {
+            stream.destroy();
             reject(createError('maxContentLength size of ' + config.maxContentLength + ' exceeded',
               config, null, lastRequest));
           }