diff --git a/src/h3.c b/src/h3.c
index 0f15a8935..eb1ff3575 100644
--- a/src/h3.c
+++ b/src/h3.c
@@ -1522,11 +1522,13 @@ static ssize_t h3_rcv_buf(struct qcs *qcs, struct buffer *b, int fin)
 	if (h3s->err) {
 		qcc_abort_stream_read(qcs);
 		qcc_reset_stream(qcs, h3s->err);
-		return b_data(b);
+		total = b_data(b);
+		goto done;
 	}
 	else if (h3c->err) {
 		qcc_set_error(qcs->qcc, h3c->err, 1);
-		return b_data(b);
+		total = b_data(b);
+		goto done;
 	}
 	else if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
 		qcc_set_error(qcs->qcc, H3_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, 1);