diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapServerResponseParser.cpp b/mozilla/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapServerResponseParser.cpp
index 6d1d442621d..15a7f25fa3f 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapServerResponseParser.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapServerResponseParser.cpp
@@ -2680,7 +2680,7 @@ PRBool nsImapServerResponseParser::msg_fetch_literal(PRBool chunk, PRInt32 origi
   // If we opened a tunnel, finish everything off here.  Otherwise, get everything here.
   // (just like before)
   
-  while (ContinueParse() && (charsReadSoFar < numberOfCharsInThisChunk))
+  while (ContinueParse() && !fServerConnection.DeathSignalReceived() && (charsReadSoFar < numberOfCharsInThisChunk))
   {
     AdvanceToNextLine();
     if (ContinueParse())