diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/stream/ChunkedWriteHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/stream/ChunkedWriteHandler.java
index 299bbe1c9d..ea6d8a6d98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/stream/ChunkedWriteHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/stream/ChunkedWriteHandler.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class ChunkedWriteHandler implements ChannelUpstreamHandler, ChannelDowns
         }
 
         if (fireExceptionCaught) {
-            Channels.fireExceptionCaught(currentEvent.getChannel(), cause);
+            Channels.fireExceptionCaught(ctx.getChannel(), cause);
         }
     }