diff --git a/django/core/serializers/json.py b/django/core/serializers/json.py
index 937d839239..941b9e0ba8 100644
--- a/django/core/serializers/json.py
+++ b/django/core/serializers/json.py
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ class Serializer(PythonSerializer):
         self._current = None
 
     def getvalue(self):
-        # overwrite PythonSerializer.getvalue() with base Serializer.getvalue()
-        if callable(getattr(self.stream, 'getvalue', None)):
-            return self.stream.getvalue()
+        # Grand-parent super
+        return super(PythonSerializer, self).getvalue()
 
 
 def Deserializer(stream_or_string, **options):
diff --git a/django/core/serializers/pyyaml.py b/django/core/serializers/pyyaml.py
index b639ad2dae..73e92d557f 100644
--- a/django/core/serializers/pyyaml.py
+++ b/django/core/serializers/pyyaml.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class Serializer(PythonSerializer):
         yaml.dump(self.objects, self.stream, Dumper=DjangoSafeDumper, **self.options)
 
     def getvalue(self):
-        return self.stream.getvalue()
+        # Grand-parent super
+        return super(PythonSerializer, self).getvalue()
 
 def Deserializer(stream_or_string, **options):
     """
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/serializers_regress/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/serializers_regress/tests.py
index f1b70a1d2e..4e73be015c 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/serializers_regress/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/serializers_regress/tests.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from django.core import serializers
 from django.core.serializers import SerializerDoesNotExist
 from django.core.serializers.base import DeserializationError
 from django.db import connection, models
+from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.utils.functional import curry
 from django.utils.unittest import skipUnless
@@ -501,15 +502,18 @@ def streamTest(format, self):
     obj.save_base(raw=True)
 
     # Serialize the test database to a stream
-    stream = BytesIO()
-    serializers.serialize(format, [obj], indent=2, stream=stream)
+    for stream in (BytesIO(), HttpResponse()):
+        serializers.serialize(format, [obj], indent=2, stream=stream)
 
-    # Serialize normally for a comparison
-    string_data = serializers.serialize(format, [obj], indent=2)
+        # Serialize normally for a comparison
+        string_data = serializers.serialize(format, [obj], indent=2)
 
-    # Check that the two are the same
-    self.assertEqual(string_data, stream.getvalue())
-    stream.close()
+        # Check that the two are the same
+        if isinstance(stream, BytesIO):
+            self.assertEqual(string_data, stream.getvalue())
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual(string_data, stream.content)
+        stream.close()
 
 for format in serializers.get_serializer_formats():
     setattr(SerializerTests, 'test_' + format + '_serializer', curry(serializerTest, format))