diff --git a/libavformat/http.c b/libavformat/http.c
index d12dcaac16..dfc01eee4c 100644
--- a/libavformat/http.c
+++ b/libavformat/http.c
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ redo:
 fail:
     if (s->hd)
         ffurl_closep(&s->hd);
+    if (location_changed < 0)
+        return location_changed;
     return ff_http_averror(s->http_code, AVERROR(EIO));
 }