1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/telnet.c b/lib/telnet.c
index be3e904bf..236e59286 100644
--- a/lib/telnet.c
+++ b/lib/telnet.c
@@ -1439,8 +1439,10 @@ static CURLcode telnet_do(struct connectdata *conn, bool *done)
           if(result == CURL_READFUNC_PAUSE)
             break;
 
-          if(result == 0)                        /* no bytes */
+          if(result == 0) { /* no bytes, means end-of-file */
+            keepon = FALSE;
             break;
+          }
 
           readfile_read = result; /* fall thru with number of bytes read */
         }