diff --git a/src/pkg/net/http/example_test.go b/src/pkg/net/http/example_test.go
index ec814407dd..22073eaf7a 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/http/example_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/http/example_test.go
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ func ExampleGet() {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	robots, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	res.Body.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	res.Body.Close()
 	fmt.Printf("%s", robots)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/http/transport_test.go b/src/pkg/net/http/transport_test.go
index 14465727c2..e4072e88fe 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/http/transport_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/http/transport_test.go
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ func TestTransportConnectionCloseOnResponse(t *testing.T) {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("error in connectionClose=%v, req #%d, Do: %v", connectionClose, n, err)
 			}
+			defer res.Body.Close()
 			body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("error in connectionClose=%v, req #%d, ReadAll: %v", connectionClose, n, err)
 			}
-			defer res.Body.Close()
 			return string(body)
 		}