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 26a9b79820..03e3d48a14 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
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import io.netty.handler.codec.http.DefaultFullHttpResponse;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.DefaultHttpResponse;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.FullHttpRequest;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.FullHttpResponse;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpChunkedInput;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpHeaders;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpResponse;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpResponseStatus;
@@ -191,7 +192,8 @@ public class HttpStaticFileServerHandler extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler<Ful
                     ctx.write(new DefaultFileRegion(raf.getChannel(), 0, fileLength), ctx.newProgressivePromise());
         } else {
             sendFileFuture =
-                    ctx.write(new ChunkedFile(raf, 0, fileLength, 8192), ctx.newProgressivePromise());
+                    ctx.write(new HttpChunkedInput(new ChunkedFile(raf, 0, fileLength, 8192)),
+                            ctx.newProgressivePromise());
         }
 
         sendFileFuture.addListener(new ChannelProgressiveFutureListener() {