diff --git a/src/XrdHttp/XrdHttpProtocol.cc b/src/XrdHttp/XrdHttpProtocol.cc
index 7c78b31fb82..d842916b126 100644
--- a/src/XrdHttp/XrdHttpProtocol.cc
+++ b/src/XrdHttp/XrdHttpProtocol.cc
@@ -750,6 +750,7 @@ int XrdHttpProtocol::Process(XrdLink *lp) // We ignore the argument here
 
     if (!CurrentReq.headerok) {
       TRACEI(REQ, " rc:" << rc << "Header not yet complete.");
+      CurrentReq.reqstate--;
       // Waiting for more data
       return 1;
     }