diff --git a/lib/http.c b/lib/http.c
index eca142af4..de16f6e6b 100644
--- a/lib/http.c
+++ b/lib/http.c
@@ -3041,8 +3041,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_http(struct connectdata *conn, bool *done)
       failf(data, "Failed sending HTTP request");
     else
       /* HTTP GET/HEAD download: */
-      Curl_setup_transfer(data, FIRSTSOCKET, -1, TRUE,
-                          http->postdata?FIRSTSOCKET:-1);
+      Curl_setup_transfer(data, FIRSTSOCKET, -1, TRUE, -1);
   }
   if(result)
     return result;