diff --git a/src/wp-cron.php b/src/wp-cron.php
index d704ceaf84..d487770f71 100644
--- a/src/wp-cron.php
+++ b/src/wp-cron.php
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 
 ignore_user_abort( true );
 
+/* Don't make the request block till we finish, if possible. */
+if ( function_exists( 'fastcgi_finish_request' ) && version_compare( phpversion(), '7.0.16', '>=' ) ) {
+	fastcgi_finish_request();
+}
+
 if ( ! empty( $_POST ) || defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) || defined( 'DOING_CRON' ) ) {
 	die();
 }