diff --git a/r/src/compute-exec.cpp b/r/src/compute-exec.cpp
index 91d646f0a3c..889a79aff92 100644
--- a/r/src/compute-exec.cpp
+++ b/r/src/compute-exec.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<arrow::Table> ExecPlan_read_table(
         return prepared_plan.second->ToTable();
       });
 
+  prepared_plan.first->StopProducing();
+  StopIfNotOk(prepared_plan.first->finished().status());
   return ValueOrStop(result);
 }