diff --git a/dlls/wininet/http.c b/dlls/wininet/http.c
index 631a184588c..8fc01fe4221 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/http.c
+++ b/dlls/wininet/http.c
@@ -1883,6 +1883,8 @@ static void http_release_netconn(http_request_t *req, BOOL reuse)
                 if(module)
                     FreeLibrary(module);
             }
+            else
+                CloseHandle(thread);
         }
         return;
     }