diff --git a/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c b/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
index 063f266cb56d..c80581ca50c9 100644
--- a/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
+++ b/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ any .htaccess restrictions anywhere on your site you can leave doc_root undefine
 							SG(request_info).no_headers = 1;
 						}
 						php_print_info(0xFFFFFFFF TSRMLS_CC);
+						php_end_ob_buffers(1 TSRMLS_CC);
 						exit(1);
 						break;