diff --git a/lib/internal/streams/destroy.js b/lib/internal/streams/destroy.js
index efa09e05eafef0..e68630ec3ef833 100644
--- a/lib/internal/streams/destroy.js
+++ b/lib/internal/streams/destroy.js
@@ -326,12 +326,12 @@ function emitErrorCloseLegacy(stream, err) {
 }
 
 // Normalize destroy for legacy.
-function destroyer(stream, err) {
+function destroyer(stream, err, options) {
   if (!stream || isDestroyed(stream)) {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (!err && !isFinished(stream)) {
+  if (!err && !isFinished(stream) && options?.autoAbort !== false) {
     err = new AbortError();
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/internal/streams/readable.js b/lib/internal/streams/readable.js
index 37469311067c28..54bcf9a9b5f39f 100644
--- a/lib/internal/streams/readable.js
+++ b/lib/internal/streams/readable.js
@@ -1150,7 +1150,9 @@ async function* createAsyncIterator(stream, options) {
       (error || options?.destroyOnReturn !== false) &&
       (error === undefined || stream._readableState.autoDestroy)
     ) {
-      destroyImpl.destroyer(stream, null);
+      destroyImpl.destroyer(stream, null, {
+        autoAbort: false
+      });
     }
   }
 }