1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/http.js b/lib/http.js
index 2dc1dabb0b..7527fde1ad 100644
--- a/lib/http.js
+++ b/lib/http.js
@@ -1429,6 +1429,14 @@ ClientRequest.prototype._implicitHeader = function() {
 };
 
 ClientRequest.prototype.abort = function() {
+  // If we're aborting, we don't care about any more response data.
+  if (this.res)
+    this.res._dump();
+  else
+    this.once('response', function(res) {
+      res._dump();
+    });
+
   if (this.socket) {
     // in-progress
     this.socket.destroy();