diff --git a/AK/BitStream.h b/AK/BitStream.h
index 02ba16cb633..4d1684b156f 100644
--- a/AK/BitStream.h
+++ b/AK/BitStream.h
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ public:
 
     bool handle_any_error() override
     {
-        return m_stream.handle_any_error() || Stream::handle_any_error();
+        bool handled_errors = m_stream.handle_any_error();
+        return Stream::handle_any_error() || handled_errors;
     }
 
 private:
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCompress/Deflate.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibCompress/Deflate.cpp
index 654c2584dfb..bee132ee2a7 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCompress/Deflate.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCompress/Deflate.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ bool DeflateDecompressor::unreliable_eof() const { return m_state == State::Idle
 
 bool DeflateDecompressor::handle_any_error()
 {
-    return m_input_stream.handle_any_error() || Stream::handle_any_error();
+    bool handled_errors = m_input_stream.handle_any_error();
+    return Stream::handle_any_error() || handled_errors;
 }
 
 Optional<ByteBuffer> DeflateDecompressor::decompress_all(ReadonlyBytes bytes)