diff --git a/lib/transfer.c b/lib/transfer.c
index f019bb00e13bcf4621efb8d32ce9d8e1d0a29398..f1896b013ab69541691792f1d266e20a8041af32 100644
--- a/lib/transfer.c
+++ b/lib/transfer.c
@@ -2081,7 +2081,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_retry_request(struct connectdata *conn,
                                 transferred! */
 
     if(data->state.proto.http->writebytecount)
-      Curl_readrewind(conn);
+      return Curl_readrewind(conn);
   }
   return CURLE_OK;
 }