diff --git a/core/java/android/net/http/RequestHandle.java b/core/java/android/net/http/RequestHandle.java
index 1a3a28994734e..103fd94461de4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/http/RequestHandle.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/http/RequestHandle.java
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public class RequestHandle {
                 if (mBodyProvider != null) mBodyProvider.reset();
             } catch (java.io.IOException ex) {
                 if (HttpLog.LOGV) {
-                    HttpLog.v("setupAuthResponse() failed to reset body provider");
+                    HttpLog.v("setupRedirect() failed to reset body provider");
                 }
                 return false;
             }
@@ -443,6 +443,16 @@ public class RequestHandle {
      * Creates and queues new request.
      */
     private void createAndQueueNewRequest() {
+        // mConnection is non-null if and only if the requests are synchronous.
+        if (mConnection != null) {
+            RequestHandle newHandle = mRequestQueue.queueSynchronousRequest(
+                    mUrl, mUri, mMethod, mHeaders, mRequest.mEventHandler,
+                    mBodyProvider, mBodyLength);
+            mRequest = newHandle.mRequest;
+            mConnection = newHandle.mConnection;
+            newHandle.processRequest();
+            return;
+        }
         mRequest = mRequestQueue.queueRequest(
                 mUrl, mUri, mMethod, mHeaders, mRequest.mEventHandler,
                 mBodyProvider,
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/LoadListener.java b/core/java/android/webkit/LoadListener.java
index 2c247577d8f69..75dc5e7ab0397 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/LoadListener.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/LoadListener.java
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ class LoadListener extends Handler implements EventHandler {
         // from http thread. Then it is called again from WebViewCore thread 
         // after the load is completed. So make sure the queue is cleared but
         // don't set it to null.
-        for (int size = mMessageQueue.size(); size > 0; size--) {
+        while (!mMessageQueue.isEmpty()) {
             handleMessage(mMessageQueue.remove(0));
         }
     }