diff --git a/github/github.go b/github/github.go
index 66add82..e11d579 100644
--- a/github/github.go
+++ b/github/github.go
@@ -336,7 +336,11 @@ func (c *Client) Do(req *http.Request, v interface{}) (*Response, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer func() {
+		// Drain and close the body to let the Transport reuse the connection
+		io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, resp.Body)
+		resp.Body.Close()
+	}()
 
 	response := newResponse(resp)