diff --git a/browser/net/adapter_request_job.cc b/browser/net/adapter_request_job.cc
index 12449227d50a..7dea112608c3 100644
--- a/browser/net/adapter_request_job.cc
+++ b/browser/net/adapter_request_job.cc
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ void AdapterRequestJob::Start() {
 }
 
 void AdapterRequestJob::Kill() {
-  DCHECK(real_job_);
-  real_job_->Kill();
+  if (real_job_)  // Kill could happen when real_job_ is created.
+    real_job_->Kill();
 }
 
 bool AdapterRequestJob::ReadRawData(net::IOBuffer* buf,