diff --git a/mcs/class/System/System.Net/WebConnection.cs b/mcs/class/System/System.Net/WebConnection.cs
index 551a961572ee..b154e0ff5ca7 100644
--- a/mcs/class/System/System.Net/WebConnection.cs
+++ b/mcs/class/System/System.Net/WebConnection.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class WebConnection
 	{
 		ServicePoint sPoint;
 		Stream nstream;
+		IAsyncResult currentNStreamReadAsyncResult;
 		internal Socket socket;
 		object socketLock = new object ();
 		IWebConnectionState state;
@@ -505,6 +506,9 @@ void ReadDone (IAsyncResult result)
 		{
 			WebConnectionData data = Data;
 			Stream ns = nstream;
+			if (currentNStreamReadAsyncResult != result)
+				return;
+
 			if (ns == null) {
 				Close (true);
 				return;
@@ -637,7 +641,7 @@ internal void InitRead ()
 
 			try {
 				int size = buffer.Length - position;
-				ns.BeginRead (buffer, position, size, ReadDone, null);
+				currentNStreamReadAsyncResult = ns.BeginRead (buffer, position, size, ReadDone, null);
 			} catch (Exception e) {
 				HandleError (WebExceptionStatus.ReceiveFailure, e, "InitRead");
 			}
@@ -1188,6 +1192,7 @@ internal void Close (bool sendNext)
 					try {
 						nstream.Close ();
 					} catch {}
+					currentNStreamReadAsyncResult = null;
 					nstream = null;
 				}