1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/jetty-proxy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/proxy/ProxyConnection.java b/jetty-proxy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/proxy/ProxyConnection.java
index 90c5649ec4..da1c4df0aa 100644
--- a/jetty-proxy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/proxy/ProxyConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-proxy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/proxy/ProxyConnection.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ public abstract class ProxyConnection extends AbstractConnection
             {
                 if (LOG.isDebugEnabled())
                     LOG.debug(ProxyConnection.this + " could not fill", x);
+                bufferPool.release(buffer);
                 disconnect();
                 return Action.SUCCEEDED;
             }