diff --git a/lib/http_chunks.c b/lib/http_chunks.c
index 236543211..eaefa05d1 100644
--- a/lib/http_chunks.c
+++ b/lib/http_chunks.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ static bool Curl_isxdigit(char digit)
 void Curl_httpchunk_init(struct connectdata *conn)
 {
   struct Curl_chunker *chunk = &conn->chunk;
-  chunk->hexindex=0; /* start at 0 */
-  chunk->dataleft=0; /* no data left yet! */
+  chunk->hexindex=0;        /* start at 0 */
+  chunk->dataleft=0;        /* no data left yet! */
   chunk->state = CHUNK_HEX; /* we get hex first! */
 }
 
@@ -143,11 +143,11 @@ CHUNKcode Curl_httpchunk_read(struct connectdata *conn,
       }
       else {
         char *endptr;
-        if(0 == ch->hexindex) {
+        if(0 == ch->hexindex)
           /* This is illegal data, we received junk where we expected
              a hexadecimal digit. */
           return CHUNKE_ILLEGAL_HEX;
-        }
+
         /* length and datap are unmodified */
         ch->hexbuffer[ch->hexindex]=0;
 
@@ -164,44 +164,29 @@ CHUNKcode Curl_httpchunk_read(struct connectdata *conn,
         if(errno == ERANGE)
           /* over or underflow is an error */
           return CHUNKE_ILLEGAL_HEX;
-        ch->state = CHUNK_POSTHEX;
+        ch->state = CHUNK_LF; /* now wait for the CRLF */
       }
       break;
 
-    case CHUNK_POSTHEX:
-      /* In this state, we're waiting for CRLF to arrive. We support
-         this to allow so called chunk-extensions to show up here
-         before the CRLF comes. */
-      if(*datap == 0x0d)
-        ch->state = CHUNK_CR;
-      length--;
-      datap++;
-      break;
-
-    case CHUNK_CR:
-      /* waiting for the LF */
+    case CHUNK_LF:
+      /* waiting for the LF after a chunk size */
       if(*datap == 0x0a) {
         /* we're now expecting data to come, unless size was zero! */
         if(0 == ch->datasize) {
           ch->state = CHUNK_TRAILER; /* now check for trailers */
           conn->trlPos=0;
         }
-        else {
+        else
           ch->state = CHUNK_DATA;
-        }
       }
-      else
-        /* previously we got a fake CR, go back to CR waiting! */
-        ch->state = CHUNK_CR;
+
       datap++;
       length--;
       break;
 
     case CHUNK_DATA:
-      /* we get pure and fine data
-
-         We expect another 'datasize' of data. We have 'length' right now,
-         it can be more or less than 'datasize'. Get the smallest piece.
+      /* We expect 'datasize' of data. We have 'length' right now, it can be
+         more or less than 'datasize'. Get the smallest piece.
       */
       piece = (ch->datasize >= length)?length:ch->datasize;
 
@@ -256,37 +241,22 @@ CHUNKcode Curl_httpchunk_read(struct connectdata *conn,
 
       if(0 == ch->datasize)
         /* end of data this round, we now expect a trailing CRLF */
-        ch->state = CHUNK_POSTCR;
-      break;
-
-    case CHUNK_POSTCR:
-      if(*datap == 0x0d) {
         ch->state = CHUNK_POSTLF;
-        datap++;
-        length--;
-      }
-      else
-        return CHUNKE_BAD_CHUNK;
-
       break;
 
     case CHUNK_POSTLF:
       if(*datap == 0x0a) {
-        /*
-         * The last one before we go back to hex state and start all
-         * over.
-         */
-        Curl_httpchunk_init(conn);
-        datap++;
-        length--;
+        /* The last one before we go back to hex state and start all over. */
+        Curl_httpchunk_init(conn); /* sets state back to CHUNK_HEX */
       }
-      else
+      else if(*datap != 0x0d)
         return CHUNKE_BAD_CHUNK;
-
+      datap++;
+      length--;
       break;
 
     case CHUNK_TRAILER:
-      if(*datap == 0x0d) {
+      if((*datap == 0x0d) || (*datap == 0x0a)) {
         /* this is the end of a trailer, but if the trailer was zero bytes
            there was no trailer and we move on */
 
@@ -312,6 +282,9 @@ CHUNKcode Curl_httpchunk_read(struct connectdata *conn,
           }
           conn->trlPos=0;
           ch->state = CHUNK_TRAILER_CR;
+          if(*datap == 0x0a)
+            /* already on the LF */
+            break;
         }
         else {
           /* no trailer, we're on the final CRLF pair */
@@ -357,27 +330,18 @@ CHUNKcode Curl_httpchunk_read(struct connectdata *conn,
     case CHUNK_TRAILER_POSTCR:
       /* We enter this state when a CR should arrive so we expect to
          have to first pass a CR before we wait for LF */
-      if(*datap != 0x0d) {
+      if((*datap != 0x0d) && (*datap != 0x0a)) {
         /* not a CR then it must be another header in the trailer */
         ch->state = CHUNK_TRAILER;
         break;
       }
-      datap++;
-      length--;
-      /* now wait for the final LF */
-      ch->state = CHUNK_STOP;
-      break;
-
-    case CHUNK_STOPCR:
-      /* Read the final CRLF that ends all chunk bodies */
-
       if(*datap == 0x0d) {
-        ch->state = CHUNK_STOP;
+        /* skip if CR */
         datap++;
         length--;
       }
-      else
-        return CHUNKE_BAD_CHUNK;
+      /* now wait for the final LF */
+      ch->state = CHUNK_STOP;
       break;
 
     case CHUNK_STOP:
@@ -392,9 +356,6 @@ CHUNKcode Curl_httpchunk_read(struct connectdata *conn,
       }
       else
         return CHUNKE_BAD_CHUNK;
-
-    default:
-      return CHUNKE_STATE_ERROR;
     }
   }
   return CHUNKE_OK;
diff --git a/lib/http_chunks.h b/lib/http_chunks.h
index 493d8a426..fc652d51e 100644
--- a/lib/http_chunks.h
+++ b/lib/http_chunks.h
@@ -29,40 +29,25 @@
 #define MAXNUM_SIZE 16
 
 typedef enum {
-  CHUNK_FIRST, /* never use */
-
-  /* In this we await and buffer all hexadecimal digits until we get one
-     that isn't a hexadecimal digit. When done, we go POSTHEX */
+  /* await and buffer all hexadecimal digits until we get one that isn't a
+     hexadecimal digit. When done, we go CHUNK_LF */
   CHUNK_HEX,
 
-  /* We have received the hexadecimal digit and we eat all characters until
-     we get a CRLF pair. When we see a CR we go to the CR state. */
-  CHUNK_POSTHEX,
-
-  /* A single CR has been found and we should get a LF right away in this
-     state or we go back to POSTHEX. When LF is received, we go to DATA.
-     If the size given was zero, we set state to STOP and return. */
-  CHUNK_CR,
+  /* wait for LF, ignore all else */
+  CHUNK_LF,
 
   /* We eat the amount of data specified. When done, we move on to the
      POST_CR state. */
   CHUNK_DATA,
 
-  /* POSTCR should get a CR and nothing else, then move to POSTLF */
-  CHUNK_POSTCR,
-
-  /* POSTLF should get a LF and nothing else, then move back to HEX as the
-     CRLF combination marks the end of a chunk */
+  /* POSTLF should get a CR and then a LF and nothing else, then move back to
+     HEX as the CRLF combination marks the end of a chunk. A missing CR is no
+     big deal. */
   CHUNK_POSTLF,
 
-  /* Each Chunk body should end with a CRLF.  Read a CR and nothing else,
-     then move to CHUNK_STOP */
-  CHUNK_STOPCR,
-
-  /* This is mainly used to really mark that we're out of the game.
-     NOTE: that there's a 'dataleft' field in the struct that will tell how
-     many bytes that were not passed to the client in the end of the last
-     buffer! */
+  /* Used to mark that we're out of the game.  NOTE: that there's a 'dataleft'
+     field in the struct that will tell how many bytes that were not passed to
+     the client in the end of the last buffer! */
   CHUNK_STOP,
 
   /* At this point optional trailer headers can be found, unless the next line
@@ -77,10 +62,7 @@ typedef enum {
      signalled If this is an empty trailer CHUNKE_STOP will be signalled.
      Otherwise the trailer will be broadcasted via Curl_client_write() and the
      next state will be CHUNK_TRAILER */
-  CHUNK_TRAILER_POSTCR,
-
-  CHUNK_LAST /* never use */
-
+  CHUNK_TRAILER_POSTCR
 } ChunkyState;
 
 typedef enum {