diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Concerns/MakesHttpRequests.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Concerns/MakesHttpRequests.php
index a2b2c8c675a9..6717b089d0b6 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Concerns/MakesHttpRequests.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Concerns/MakesHttpRequests.php
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ public function call($method, $uri, $parameters = [], $cookies = [], $files = []
         );
 
         $response = $kernel->handle(
-            $request = Request::createFromBase($symfonyRequest)
+            $request = $this->createTestRequest($symfonyRequest)
         );
 
         $kernel->terminate($request, $response);
@@ -710,6 +710,17 @@ protected function followRedirects($response)
         return $response;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create the request instance used for testing from the given Symfony request.
+     *
+     * @param  \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request  $symfonyRequest
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Request
+     */
+    protected function createTestRequest($symfonyRequest)
+    {
+        return Request::createFromBase($symfonyRequest);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create the test response instance from the given response.
      *