diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index c56a4b2df..054b14c87 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -392,11 +392,9 @@ func (c *simpleHTTPClient) Do(ctx context.Context, act httpAction) (*http.Respon
 
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		err = resp.Body.Close()
+		resp.Body.Close()
 		<-done
-		if err == nil {
-			err = ctx.Err()
-		}
+		return nil, nil, ctx.Err()
 	case <-done:
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/client_test.go b/client/client_test.go
index 301a40dc5..de9184ce9 100644
--- a/client/client_test.go
+++ b/client/client_test.go
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ func TestSimpleHTTPClientDoCancelContextResponseBodyClosedWithBlockingBody(t *te
 	}()
 
 	_, _, err := c.Do(ctx, &fakeAction{})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected non-nil error, got nil")
+	if err != context.Canceled {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %+v, got %+v", context.Canceled, err)
 	}
 
 	if !body.closed {