diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_parse.c b/src/http/ngx_http_parse.c
index 3c168aaf2..f8d5910dd 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_parse.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_parse.c
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ ngx_http_parse_request_line(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_buf_t *b)
             default:
                 r->space_in_uri = 1;
                 state = sw_check_uri;
+                p--;
                 break;
             }
             break;
@@ -667,6 +668,7 @@ ngx_http_parse_request_line(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_buf_t *b)
             default:
                 r->space_in_uri = 1;
                 state = sw_uri;
+                p--;
                 break;
             }
             break;