diff --git a/src/System.ServiceModel.Http/src/System/ServiceModel/Channels/HttpResponseMessageHelper.cs b/src/System.ServiceModel.Http/src/System/ServiceModel/Channels/HttpResponseMessageHelper.cs
index 3613b0045ee..3c292bad425 100644
--- a/src/System.ServiceModel.Http/src/System/ServiceModel/Channels/HttpResponseMessageHelper.cs
+++ b/src/System.ServiceModel.Http/src/System/ServiceModel/Channels/HttpResponseMessageHelper.cs
@@ -297,7 +297,10 @@ private async Task<Message> DecodeBufferedMessageAsync(ArraySegment<byte> buffer
             }
             finally
             {
-                inputStream.Dispose();
+                if (inputStream != null)
+                {
+                    inputStream.Dispose();
+                }
             }
         }