diff --git a/libavformat/http.c b/libavformat/http.c
index 80c87f786a..dfb95642c0 100644
--- a/libavformat/http.c
+++ b/libavformat/http.c
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ fail:
     if (s->hd)
         ffurl_close(s->hd);
     s->hd = NULL;
+    if (location_changed < 0)
+        return location_changed;
     return AVERROR(EIO);
 }