diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request_body.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request_body.c
index 2906c896f..dfe5e0fe1 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request_body.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request_body.c
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ ngx_http_read_discarded_request_body_handler(ngx_http_request_t *r)
     /* rc == NGX_AGAIN */
 
     if (ngx_handle_read_event(rev, 0) == NGX_ERROR) {
+        c->error = 1;
         ngx_http_finalize_request(r, rc);
         return;
     }