diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-classic/resteasy/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/runtime/standalone/VertxHttpResponse.java b/extensions/resteasy-classic/resteasy/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/runtime/standalone/VertxHttpResponse.java
index d644c720b5881..5e5440491e2f1 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-classic/resteasy/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/runtime/standalone/VertxHttpResponse.java
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-classic/resteasy/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/runtime/standalone/VertxHttpResponse.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ private void transformHeadersList(final String key, final List<Object> valueList
 
     public void finish() throws IOException {
         checkException();
-        if (finished || response.ended())
+        if (finished || response.ended() || response.closed())
             return;
         try {
             if (os != null) {