diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/UnpackedObjectLoader.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/UnpackedObjectLoader.java
index 968dada0c..005df4b98 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/UnpackedObjectLoader.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/UnpackedObjectLoader.java
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ public class UnpackedObjectLoader extends ObjectLoader {
 						final CorruptObjectException coe;
 						coe = new CorruptObjectException(id, "bad stream");
 						coe.initCause(dfe);
-						inflater.end();
 						throw coe;
 					}
 				if (avail < 5)