diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplynsurlconnectionimpl.mm b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplynsurlconnectionimpl.mm
index 293a505912..d49324918e 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplynsurlconnectionimpl.mm
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplynsurlconnectionimpl.mm
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ QNetworkReplyNSURLConnectionImplPrivate::QNetworkReplyNSURLConnectionImplPrivate
 
 QNetworkReplyNSURLConnectionImplPrivate::~QNetworkReplyNSURLConnectionImplPrivate()
 {
+    [urlConnection cancel];
     [urlConnection release];
     [urlConnectionDelegate release];
     if (readStream)