diff --git a/lib/multi.c b/lib/multi.c
index 041209c494..b92c050dee 100644
--- a/lib/multi.c
+++ b/lib/multi.c
@@ -1246,6 +1246,7 @@ static CURLMcode multi_runsingle(struct Curl_multi *multi,
          * If an error was returned, and we aren't in completed state now,
          * then we go to completed and consider this transfer aborted.
          */
+        easy->easy_handle->state.is_in_pipeline = FALSE;
         if(easy->easy_conn) {
           /* if this has a connection, unsubscribe from the pipelines */
           easy->easy_conn->writechannel_inuse = FALSE;