diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/file/HttpStaticFileServerHandler.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/file/HttpStaticFileServerHandler.java
index b2f7e4f90b..0ce49c544b 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/file/HttpStaticFileServerHandler.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http/file/HttpStaticFileServerHandler.java
@@ -187,13 +187,18 @@ public class HttpStaticFileServerHandler extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler<Ful
 
         // Write the content.
         ChannelFuture sendFileFuture;
+        ChannelFuture lastContentFuture;
         if (ctx.pipeline().get(SslHandler.class) == null) {
             sendFileFuture =
                     ctx.write(new DefaultFileRegion(raf.getChannel(), 0, fileLength), ctx.newProgressivePromise());
+            // Write the end marker.
+            lastContentFuture = ctx.writeAndFlush(LastHttpContent.EMPTY_LAST_CONTENT);
         } else {
             sendFileFuture =
                     ctx.write(new HttpChunkedInput(new ChunkedFile(raf, 0, fileLength, 8192)),
                             ctx.newProgressivePromise());
+            // HttpChunkedInput will write the end marker (LastHttpContent) for us.
+            lastContentFuture = sendFileFuture;
         }
 
         sendFileFuture.addListener(new ChannelProgressiveFutureListener() {
@@ -212,9 +217,6 @@ public class HttpStaticFileServerHandler extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler<Ful
             }
         });
 
-        // Write the end marker
-        ChannelFuture lastContentFuture = ctx.writeAndFlush(LastHttpContent.EMPTY_LAST_CONTENT);
-
         // Decide whether to close the connection or not.
         if (!HttpHeaderUtil.isKeepAlive(request)) {
             // Close the connection when the whole content is written out.