diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index bb69e71d0..5fcaa2c33 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -2490,6 +2490,15 @@ ngx_http_finalize_request(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_int_t rc)
     if (r != r->main) {
         clcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_core_module);
 
+        if (r->buffered || r->postponed) {
+
+            if (ngx_http_set_write_handler(r) != NGX_OK) {
+                ngx_http_terminate_request(r, 0);
+            }
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (r->background) {
             if (!r->logged) {
                 if (clcf->log_subrequest) {
@@ -2509,15 +2518,6 @@ ngx_http_finalize_request(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_int_t rc)
             return;
         }
 
-        if (r->buffered || r->postponed) {
-
-            if (ngx_http_set_write_handler(r) != NGX_OK) {
-                ngx_http_terminate_request(r, 0);
-            }
-
-            return;
-        }
-
         pr = r->parent;
 
         if (r == c->data) {