diff --git a/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c b/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c
index 83016304a..485f735d9 100644
--- a/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c
+++ b/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c
@@ -3575,6 +3575,9 @@ ngx_http_v2_read_request_body(ngx_http_request_t *r,
         rb->buf = ngx_create_temp_buf(r->pool, (size_t) len);
 
     } else {
+        /* enforce writing body to file */
+        r->request_body_in_file_only = 1;
+
         rb->buf = ngx_calloc_buf(r->pool);
 
         if (rb->buf != NULL) {