diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
index 9e128908a..6e31a2ade 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
@@ -2571,6 +2571,7 @@ ngx_http_subrequest(ngx_http_request_t *r,
         sr->method_name = r->method_name;
         sr->loc_conf = r->loc_conf;
         sr->valid_location = r->valid_location;
+        sr->content_handler = r->content_handler;
         sr->phase_handler = r->phase_handler;
         sr->write_event_handler = ngx_http_core_run_phases;