diff --git a/src/http.c b/src/http.c
index a7fe28b..ad19daa 100644
--- a/src/http.c
+++ b/src/http.c
@@ -648,7 +648,8 @@ http_header_recv(struct netbuf *nb)
 		if (bytes_left > 0) {
 			kore_debug("%ld/%ld (%ld - %ld) more bytes for body",
 			    bytes_left, clen, nb->s_off, len);
-			net_recv_expand(c, bytes_left, req, http_body_recv);
+			c->rnb->extra = req;
+			net_recv_reset(c, bytes_left, http_body_recv);
 		} else if (bytes_left == 0) {
 			req->flags |= HTTP_REQUEST_COMPLETE;
 			req->flags &= ~HTTP_REQUEST_EXPECT_BODY;
@@ -1121,6 +1122,7 @@ http_body_recv(struct netbuf *nb)
 	req->flags |= HTTP_REQUEST_COMPLETE;
 	req->flags &= ~HTTP_REQUEST_EXPECT_BODY;
 
+	nb->extra = NULL;
 	kore_debug("received all body data for request %p", req);
 
 	return (KORE_RESULT_OK);