diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
index 42dd6644e..29b918eaa 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
@@ -2599,6 +2599,7 @@ ngx_http_named_location(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_str_t *name)
 
             r->phase_handler = cmcf->phase_engine.location_rewrite_index;
 
+            r->write_event_handler = ngx_http_core_run_phases;
             ngx_http_core_run_phases(r);
 
             return NGX_DONE;