diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c
index 2eb6487d8..0f9917e2e 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ ngx_http_copy_filter(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_chain_t *in)
             ngx_file_t            *file;
             ngx_http_ephemeral_t  *e;
 
+            if (r->aio) {
+                c->busy_sendfile = NULL;
+                return rc;
+            }
+
             file = c->busy_sendfile->file;
             offset = c->busy_sendfile->file_pos;
 
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index c1f806ab6..c0d56ecaa 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -2248,17 +2248,17 @@ ngx_http_writer(ngx_http_request_t *r)
             return;
         }
 
-    } else {
-        if (wev->delayed || r->aio) {
-            ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, wev->log, 0,
-                           "http writer delayed");
+    }
 
-            if (ngx_handle_write_event(wev, clcf->send_lowat) != NGX_OK) {
-                ngx_http_close_request(r, 0);
-            }
+    if (wev->delayed || r->aio) {
+        ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, wev->log, 0,
+                       "http writer delayed");
 
-            return;
+        if (ngx_handle_write_event(wev, clcf->send_lowat) != NGX_OK) {
+            ngx_http_close_request(r, 0);
         }
+
+        return;
     }
 
     rc = ngx_http_output_filter(r, NULL);