diff --git a/dlls/wininet/internet.c b/dlls/wininet/internet.c
index bfad36c6f0b..d24eed34157 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/internet.c
+++ b/dlls/wininet/internet.c
@@ -1883,11 +1883,11 @@ BOOL WINAPI InternetReadFileExA(HINTERNET hFile, LPINTERNET_BUFFERSA lpBuffersOu
             req = &workRequest.u.InternetReadFileExA;
             req->lpBuffersOut = lpBuffersOut;
 
-            retval = INTERNET_AsyncCall(&workRequest);
-            if (!retval) return FALSE;
-
-            INTERNET_SetLastError(ERROR_IO_PENDING);
-            return FALSE;
+            if (!INTERNET_AsyncCall(&workRequest))
+                WININET_Release( lpwh );
+            else
+                INTERNET_SetLastError(ERROR_IO_PENDING);
+            goto end;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1903,6 +1903,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI InternetReadFileExA(HINTERNET hFile, LPINTERNET_BUFFERSA lpBuffersOu
                               sizeof(dwBytesReceived));
     }
 
+end:
     WININET_Release( lpwh );
 
     TRACE("-- %s (bytes read: %d)\n", retval ? "TRUE": "FALSE", lpBuffersOut->dwBufferLength);
diff --git a/dlls/wininet/tests/http.c b/dlls/wininet/tests/http.c
index 699aaa01089..d69999895ae 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/tests/http.c
+++ b/dlls/wininet/tests/http.c
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@ static void InternetReadFileExA_test(int flags)
 abort:
     SET_EXPECT2(INTERNET_STATUS_HANDLE_CLOSING, (hor != 0x0) + (hic != 0x0));
     if (hor) {
+        SET_WINE_ALLOW(INTERNET_STATUS_CLOSING_CONNECTION);
+        SET_WINE_ALLOW(INTERNET_STATUS_CONNECTION_CLOSED);
         rc = InternetCloseHandle(hor);
         ok ((rc != 0), "InternetCloseHandle of handle opened by HttpOpenRequestA failed\n");
         rc = InternetCloseHandle(hor);
@@ -721,6 +723,16 @@ abort:
           Sleep(100);
       CHECK_NOTIFIED2(INTERNET_STATUS_HANDLE_CLOSING, (hor != 0x0) + (hic != 0x0));
     }
+    if (hor != 0x0) todo_wine
+    {
+        CHECK_NOT_NOTIFIED(INTERNET_STATUS_CLOSING_CONNECTION);
+        CHECK_NOT_NOTIFIED(INTERNET_STATUS_CONNECTION_CLOSED);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        CHECK_NOT_NOTIFIED(INTERNET_STATUS_CLOSING_CONNECTION);
+        CHECK_NOT_NOTIFIED(INTERNET_STATUS_CONNECTION_CLOSED);
+    }
     CloseHandle(hCompleteEvent);
     first_connection_to_test_url = FALSE;
 }