diff --git a/packages/middleware-sdk-s3/src/throw-200-exceptions.ts b/packages/middleware-sdk-s3/src/throw-200-exceptions.ts
index 487438c3b54b..ccef9b8910fa 100644
--- a/packages/middleware-sdk-s3/src/throw-200-exceptions.ts
+++ b/packages/middleware-sdk-s3/src/throw-200-exceptions.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ export const throw200ExceptionsMiddleware =
       return result;
     }
 
+    const isSplittableStream =
+      typeof sourceBody?.stream === "function" ||
+      typeof sourceBody?.pipe === "function" ||
+      typeof sourceBody?.tee === "function";
+
+    if (!isSplittableStream) {
+      return result;
+    }
+
     let bodyCopy = sourceBody;
     let body = sourceBody;