diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 513b05225..82efc9888 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ export default async function fetch(url, options_) {
 		});
 
 		fixResponseChunkedTransferBadEnding(request_, error => {
-			response.body.destroy(error);
+			if (response && response.body) {
+				response.body.destroy(error);
+			}
 		});
 
 		/* c8 ignore next 18 */