diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
index d34b9f7b9241..1b027cea629b 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ private void releaseChunk()
         @Override
         protected void onCompleteSuccess()
         {
-            boolean upgrading = _info.getStatus() == HttpStatus.SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS_101;
+            boolean upgrading = _info != null && _info.getStatus() == HttpStatus.SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS_101;
             release().succeeded();
             // If successfully upgraded it is responsibility of the next protocol to close the connection.
             if (_shutdownOut && !upgrading)