1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/http.c b/lib/http.c
index 3c2eceff3..32666d82b 100644
--- a/lib/http.c
+++ b/lib/http.c
@@ -1116,10 +1116,12 @@ CURLcode Curl_http_done(struct connectdata *conn)
     conn->bytecount = http->readbytecount + http->writebytecount;
 
   if(!conn->bits.retry &&
-     !(http->readbytecount + conn->headerbytecount)) {
+     ((http->readbytecount +
+       conn->headerbytecount -
+       conn->deductheadercount)) <= 0) {
     /* If this connection isn't simply closed to be retried, AND nothing was
-       read from the HTTP server, this can't be right so we return an error
-       here */
+       read from the HTTP server (that counts), this can't be right so we
+       return an error here */
     failf(data, "Empty reply from server");
     return CURLE_GOT_NOTHING;
   }