diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request_body.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request_body.c
index dfe5e0fe1..a9583c706 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request_body.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request_body.c
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ ngx_http_discard_request_body(ngx_http_request_t *r)
         ngx_del_timer(rev);
     }
 
-    if (r->headers_in.content_length_n <= 0) {
+    if (r->headers_in.content_length_n <= 0 || r->request_body) {
         return NGX_OK;
     }