diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index 68d81e9..d129f80 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -3437,6 +3437,9 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    c->close = 0;
+    ngx_reusable_connection(c, 1);
+
     ngx_add_timer(rev, clcf->lingering_timeout);
 
     if (rev->ready) {
@@ -3461,7 +3464,7 @@
     ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, c->log, 0,
                    "http lingering close handler");
 
-    if (rev->timedout) {
+    if (rev->timedout || c->close) {
         ngx_http_close_request(r, 0);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c b/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c
index 7c1ba59..2af3ef7 100644
--- a/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c
+++ b/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c
@@ -767,6 +767,9 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    c->close = 0;
+    ngx_reusable_connection(c, 1);
+
     ngx_add_timer(rev, clcf->lingering_timeout);
 
     if (rev->ready) {
@@ -791,7 +794,7 @@
     ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, c->log, 0,
                    "http2 lingering close handler");
 
-    if (rev->timedout) {
+    if (rev->timedout || c->close) {
         ngx_http_close_connection(c);
         return;
     }