diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/CryptoOutputStream.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/CryptoOutputStream.java
index a771d967457..d2f146aa3e9 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/CryptoOutputStream.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/CryptoOutputStream.java
@@ -252,7 +252,9 @@ public synchronized void close() throws IOException {
    */
   @Override
   public synchronized void flush() throws IOException {
-    checkStream();
+    if (closed) {
+      return;
+    }
     encrypt();
     super.flush();
   }