diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFtpControlConnection.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFtpControlConnection.cpp
index c131f071604..623e00eb845 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFtpControlConnection.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFtpControlConnection.cpp
@@ -111,14 +111,15 @@ nsFtpControlConnection::Connect(nsIProxyInfo* proxyInfo)
         if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv;
 
         // open buffered, non-blocking/asynchronous input stream to socket.
+        nsCOMPtr<nsIInputStream> inStream;
         rv = mCPipe->OpenInputStream(0,
                                      FTP_COMMAND_CHANNEL_SEG_SIZE, 
                                      FTP_COMMAND_CHANNEL_SEG_COUNT,
-                                     getter_AddRefs(mInStream));
+                                     getter_AddRefs(inStream));
         if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv;
 
         nsCOMPtr<nsIInputStreamPump> pump;
-        rv = NS_NewInputStreamPump(getter_AddRefs(pump), mInStream);
+        rv = NS_NewInputStreamPump(getter_AddRefs(pump), inStream);
         if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv;
 
         // get the ball rolling by reading on the control socket.
@@ -140,12 +141,11 @@ nsFtpControlConnection::Disconnect(nsresult status)
 
     if (NS_FAILED(status)) {
         // break cyclic reference!
+        mOutStream = 0;
         mReadRequest->Cancel(status);
         mReadRequest = 0;
         mCPipe->Close(status);
         mCPipe = 0;
-        mInStream = 0;
-        mOutStream = 0;
     }
 
     return NS_OK;
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFtpControlConnection.h b/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFtpControlConnection.h
index e07c25af2c6..e68e3d26a08 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFtpControlConnection.h
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFtpControlConnection.h
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ private:
 
     nsCOMPtr<nsIRequest>         mReadRequest;
     nsCOMPtr<nsISocketTransport> mCPipe;
-    nsCOMPtr<nsIInputStream>     mInStream;
     nsCOMPtr<nsIOutputStream>    mOutStream;
     nsCOMPtr<nsIStreamListener>  mListener;
 };