diff --git a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpGenerator.java b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpGenerator.java
index dc0eb628253..2aa291d4d86 100644
--- a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpGenerator.java
+++ b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpGenerator.java
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public class HttpGenerator
                     return len>0?Result.FLUSH:Result.CONTINUE;
                 }
 
-                return len>0?Result.FLUSH:Result.DONE;
+                return Result.FLUSH;
             }
 
             case COMPLETING: