diff --git a/src/main/java/reactor/ipc/netty/http/client/MonoHttpClientResponse.java b/src/main/java/reactor/ipc/netty/http/client/MonoHttpClientResponse.java
index 54e4cc5fca..eeabc003b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/reactor/ipc/netty/http/client/MonoHttpClientResponse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/reactor/ipc/netty/http/client/MonoHttpClientResponse.java
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ public Publisher<Void> apply(NettyInbound in, NettyOutbound out) {
 				  .add(HttpHeaderNames.HOST, host)
 				  .add(HttpHeaderNames.ACCEPT, ALL);
 
-				if (parent.method == HttpMethod.GET || parent.method == HttpMethod.HEAD) {
+				if (parent.method == HttpMethod.GET
+						|| parent.method == HttpMethod.HEAD
+						|| parent.method == HttpMethod.DELETE) {
 					ch.chunkedTransfer(false);
 				}