diff --git a/lib/internal/http2/compat.js b/lib/internal/http2/compat.js
index adf6b1da6288..c49033437165 100644
--- a/lib/internal/http2/compat.js
+++ b/lib/internal/http2/compat.js
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ class Http2ServerResponse extends Stream {
 
     if ((state.closed || state.ending) &&
         state.headRequest === stream.headRequest) {
-      return false;
+      return this;
     }
 
     if (typeof chunk === 'function') {