diff --git a/futures-util/src/stream/forward.rs b/futures-util/src/stream/forward.rs
index f53b345d97..aaaf8d61b9 100644
--- a/futures-util/src/stream/forward.rs
+++ b/futures-util/src/stream/forward.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ where
                 Poll::Ready(Some(Err(e))) => return Poll::Ready(Err(e)),
                 Poll::Ready(None) => {
                     try_ready!(self.as_mut().sink().as_pin_mut().expect(INVALID_POLL)
-                                   .poll_flush(lw));
+                                   .poll_close(lw));
                     self.as_mut().sink().set(None);
                     return Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
                 }