1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index d29a2d81cb..5ccf653d37 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -1439,11 +1439,11 @@ module Net   #:nodoc:
 
           res.uri = req.uri
 
-          res.reading_body(@socket, req.response_body_permitted?) {
-            yield res if block_given?
-          }
           res
         }
+        res.reading_body(@socket, req.response_body_permitted?) {
+          yield res if block_given?
+        }
       rescue Net::OpenTimeout
         raise
       rescue Net::ReadTimeout, IOError, EOFError,