diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
index 32b830251..c7a94b29e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
@@ -1079,6 +1079,7 @@ public class UploadPack {
 
 	private boolean reportInternalServerErrorOverSideband() {
 		try {
+			@SuppressWarnings("resource")
 			SideBandOutputStream err = new SideBandOutputStream(
 					SideBandOutputStream.CH_ERROR,
 					SideBandOutputStream.SMALL_BUF,
@@ -1120,6 +1121,7 @@ public class UploadPack {
 		} catch (ServiceMayNotContinueException noPack) {
 			if (sideband && noPack.getMessage() != null) {
 				noPack.setOutput();
+				@SuppressWarnings("resource")
 				SideBandOutputStream err = new SideBandOutputStream(
 						SideBandOutputStream.CH_ERROR,
 						SideBandOutputStream.SMALL_BUF, rawOut);