diff --git a/components/net/resource_thread.rs b/components/net/resource_thread.rs
index 17835b52747..988a095b57e 100644
--- a/components/net/resource_thread.rs
+++ b/components/net/resource_thread.rs
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ impl ResourceChannelManager {
                 };
                 if let Ok(msg) = data.to() {
                     if !self.process_msg(msg, group, &sender) {
-                        break;
+                        return;
                     }
                 }
             }