diff --git a/lib/net/http/response.rb b/lib/net/http/response.rb
index 6a78272ac8..66132985d9 100644
--- a/lib/net/http/response.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http/response.rb
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ class Net::HTTPResponse
       end
       block = proc do |compressed_chunk|
         @inflate.inflate(compressed_chunk) do |chunk|
+          compressed_chunk.clear
           dest << chunk
         end
       end