diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/JettyClientHttpConnector.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/JettyClientHttpConnector.java
index 4c048e59892..972b55ba4ba 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/JettyClientHttpConnector.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/JettyClientHttpConnector.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class JettyClientHttpConnector implements ClientHttpConnector {
 		Request request = this.httpClient.newRequest(uri).method(method.toString());
 
 		return requestCallback.apply(new JettyClientHttpRequest(request, this.bufferFactory))
-				.then(Mono.from(ReactiveRequest.newBuilder(request).build()
+				.then(Mono.fromDirect(ReactiveRequest.newBuilder(request).build()
 						.response((reactiveResponse, chunkPublisher) -> {
 							Flux<DataBuffer> content = Flux.from(chunkPublisher).map(this::toDataBuffer);
 							return Mono.just(new JettyClientHttpResponse(reactiveResponse, content));