diff --git a/lib/transfer.c b/lib/transfer.c
index 435d3e1ec..43f567c4f 100644
--- a/lib/transfer.c
+++ b/lib/transfer.c
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ static CURLcode readwrite_data(struct Curl_easy *data,
                                            nread);
             }
           }
-          else
+          else if(!k->ignorebody)
             result = Curl_unencode_write(conn, k->writer_stack, k->str, nread);
         }
         k->badheader = HEADER_NORMAL; /* taken care of now */