diff --git a/internal/s3select/json/reader.go b/internal/s3select/json/reader.go
index d6f13b093..4285c23fa 100644
--- a/internal/s3select/json/reader.go
+++ b/internal/s3select/json/reader.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 package json
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -90,45 +89,31 @@ func NewReader(readCloser io.ReadCloser, args *ReaderArgs) *Reader {
 	}
 }
 
-// syncReadCloser will wrap a readcloser and make it safe to call Close
-// while reads are running.
-// All read errors are also postponed until Close is called and
-// io.EOF is returned instead.
+// syncReadCloser will wrap a readcloser and make it safe to call Close while
+// reads are running.
 type syncReadCloser struct {
-	rc    io.ReadCloser
-	errMu sync.Mutex
-	err   error
+	rc io.ReadCloser
+	mu sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func (pr *syncReadCloser) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	// This ensures that Close will block until Read has completed.
 	// This allows another goroutine to close the reader.
-	pr.errMu.Lock()
-	defer pr.errMu.Unlock()
-	if pr.err != nil {
+	pr.mu.Lock()
+	defer pr.mu.Unlock()
+	if pr.rc == nil {
 		return 0, io.EOF
 	}
-	n, pr.err = pr.rc.Read(p)
-	if pr.err != nil {
-		// Translate any error into io.EOF, so we don't crash:
-		// https://github.com/bcicen/jstream/blob/master/scanner.go#L48
-		return n, io.EOF
-	}
-
-	return n, nil
+	return pr.rc.Read(p)
 }
 
-var errClosed = errors.New("read after close")
-
 func (pr *syncReadCloser) Close() error {
-	pr.errMu.Lock()
-	defer pr.errMu.Unlock()
-	if pr.err == errClosed {
-		return nil
+	pr.mu.Lock()
+	defer pr.mu.Unlock()
+	if pr.rc != nil {
+		err := pr.rc.Close()
+		pr.rc = nil
+		return err
 	}
-	if pr.err != nil {
-		return pr.err
-	}
-	pr.err = errClosed
-	return pr.rc.Close()
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/s3select/select.go b/internal/s3select/select.go
index 34e78d00d..6026bd45f 100644
--- a/internal/s3select/select.go
+++ b/internal/s3select/select.go
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ type S3Select struct {
 	statement      *sql.SelectStatement
 	progressReader *progressReader
 	recordReader   recordReader
-	close          func() error
 }
 
 var legacyXMLName = "SelectObjectContentRequest"
@@ -383,7 +382,9 @@ func (s3Select *S3Select) Open(getReader func(offset, length int64) (io.ReadClos
 
 		s3Select.recordReader, err = csv.NewReader(s3Select.progressReader, &s3Select.Input.CSVArgs)
 		if err != nil {
-			rc.Close()
+			// Close all reader resources opened so far.
+			s3Select.progressReader.Close()
+
 			var stErr bzip2.StructuralError
 			if errors.As(err, &stErr) {
 				return errInvalidCompression(err, s3Select.Input.CompressionType)
@@ -402,7 +403,6 @@ func (s3Select *S3Select) Open(getReader func(offset, length int64) (io.ReadClos
 			}
 			return err
 		}
-		s3Select.close = rc.Close
 		return nil
 	case jsonFormat:
 		rc, err := getReader(offset, end)
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ func (s3Select *S3Select) Open(getReader func(offset, length int64) (io.ReadClos
 			s3Select.recordReader = json.NewReader(s3Select.progressReader, &s3Select.Input.JSONArgs)
 		}
 
-		s3Select.close = rc.Close
 		return nil
 	case parquetFormat:
 		if !strings.EqualFold(os.Getenv("MINIO_API_SELECT_PARQUET"), "on") {
@@ -494,12 +493,6 @@ func (s3Select *S3Select) marshal(buf *bytes.Buffer, record sql.Record) error {
 
 // Evaluate - filters and sends records read from opened reader as per select statement to http response writer.
 func (s3Select *S3Select) Evaluate(w http.ResponseWriter) {
-	defer func() {
-		if s3Select.close != nil {
-			s3Select.close()
-		}
-	}()
-
 	getProgressFunc := s3Select.getProgress
 	if !s3Select.Progress.Enabled {
 		getProgressFunc = nil