diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index c00aced..057cd4f 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -5578,7 +5578,7 @@
 		int bytes = msg->sov - msg->som;
 		if (bytes < 0) /* sov may have wrapped at the end */
 			bytes += res->size;
-		buffer_forward(res, msg->sov - msg->som + msg->chunk_len);
+		buffer_forward(res, bytes + msg->chunk_len);
 		msg->chunk_len = 0; /* don't forward that again */
 		msg->som = msg->sov;
 	}