diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/server/remotecommand/httpstream.go b/pkg/kubelet/server/remotecommand/httpstream.go
index 4a60520c72a..2371bcf8161 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/server/remotecommand/httpstream.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/server/remotecommand/httpstream.go
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ func (*v1ProtocolHandler) supportsTerminalResizing() bool { return false }
 
 func handleResizeEvents(stream io.Reader, channel chan<- remotecommand.TerminalSize) {
 	defer runtime.HandleCrash()
+	defer close(channel)
 
 	decoder := json.NewDecoder(stream)
 	for {