diff --git a/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_req_body.c b/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_req_body.c

index 463b75b..982bd73 100644

--- a/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_req_body.c

+++ b/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_req_body.c

@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ VRB_Ignore(struct req *req)

 	if (req->req_body_status == REQ_BODY_WITH_LEN ||

 	    req->req_body_status == REQ_BODY_WITHOUT_LEN)

 		(void)VRB_Iterate(req, httpq_req_body_discard, NULL);

+	if (req->req_body_status == REQ_BODY_FAIL)

+		req->doclose = SC_RX_BODY;

 	return(0);

 }