diff --git a/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/PoolingHttpDestination.java b/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/PoolingHttpDestination.java
index e95770ae0d9..2fd57425ec3 100644
--- a/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/PoolingHttpDestination.java
+++ b/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/PoolingHttpDestination.java
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ public abstract class PoolingHttpDestination<C extends Connection> extends HttpD
 
     public void close()
     {
+        super.close();
         connectionPool.close();
     }