diff --git a/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc b/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc
index 75bf402c944..436f5857a5e 100644
--- a/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc
+++ b/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc
@@ -755,6 +755,7 @@ Http2Stream::destroy()
   chunked_handler.clear();
   clear_timers();
   clear_io_events();
+  http_parser_clear(&http_parser);
 
   super::destroy();
   THREAD_FREE(this, http2StreamAllocator, this_ethread());
diff --git a/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.h b/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.h
index 895f8e1cab2..1e159da5089 100644
--- a/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.h
+++ b/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ class Http2Stream : public ProxyTransaction
   typedef ProxyTransaction super; ///< Parent type.
   Http2Stream(Http2StreamId sid = 0, ssize_t initial_rwnd = Http2::initial_window_size) : client_rwnd(initial_rwnd), _id(sid)
   {
-    http_parser_init(&http_parser);
-
     SET_HANDLER(&Http2Stream::main_event_handler);
   }
 
@@ -57,6 +55,7 @@ class Http2Stream : public ProxyTransaction
     // FIXME: Are you sure? every "stream" needs request_header?
     _req_header.create(HTTP_TYPE_REQUEST);
     response_header.create(HTTP_TYPE_RESPONSE);
+    http_parser_init(&http_parser);
   }
 
   int main_event_handler(int event, void *edata);