diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs
index a6bc5342..e467a71d 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/JsonWriter.cs
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json
         /// <param name="disposing"><c>true</c> to release both managed and unmanaged resources; <c>false</c> to release only unmanaged resources.</param>
         protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
         {
-            if (_currentState != State.Closed)
+            if (_currentState != State.Closed && disposing)
             {
                 Close();
             }