diff --git a/lib/adapters/http.js b/lib/adapters/http.js
index e0efc409..6337bf33 100755
--- a/lib/adapters/http.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/http.js
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ export default isHttpAdapterSupported &&
           });
 
           responseStream.on('error', function handleStreamError(err) {
-            if (req.destroyed) return;
+            if (rejected) return;
             reject(AxiosError.from(err, null, config, lastRequest, response));
           });
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/adapters/http.test.js b/tests/unit/adapters/http.test.js
index 50f9ba90..7d83281d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/adapters/http.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/adapters/http.test.js
@@ -823,6 +823,28 @@ describe('supports http with nodejs', () => {
               await stopHTTPServer(server);
             }
           });
+
+          it('should reject when the server aborts mid-stream and maxRedirects is 0', async () => {
+            const server = await startHTTPServer(
+              async (req, res) => {
+                res.setHeader('Content-Encoding', type);
+                res.setHeader('Transfer-Encoding', 'chunked');
+                res.removeHeader('Content-Length');
+                res.write(await zipped);
+                setTimeout(() => res.socket.destroy(), 10);
+              },
+              { port: SERVER_PORT }
+            );
+
+            try {
+              await assert.rejects(
+                axios.get(`http://localhost:${server.address().port}`, { maxRedirects: 0 }),
+                (err) => err && err.code === 'ECONNRESET'
+              );
+            } finally {
+              await stopHTTPServer(server);
+            }
+          });
         });
       }
     });