diff --git a/framework.security/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/security/util/BundleInputStream.java b/framework.security/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/security/util/BundleInputStream.java
index 240b198..d438850 100644
--- a/framework.security/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/security/util/BundleInputStream.java
+++ b/framework.security/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/security/util/BundleInputStream.java
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@
 
             m_outputBuffer.m_outBuffer = null;
         }
+        else
+        {
+            m_output.close();
+            m_output = null;
+        }   
 
         return read();
     }