diff --git a/src/h1.c b/src/h1.c
index 7513773..53da12a 100644
--- a/src/h1.c
+++ b/src/h1.c
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@
 						break;
 					}
 				}
-				else if (!(h1m->flags & H1_MF_RESP) && isteqi(n, ist("host"))) {
+				else if (!(h1m->flags & (H1_MF_HDRS_ONLY|H1_MF_RESP)) && isteqi(n, ist("host"))) {
 					if (host_idx == -1) {
 						struct ist authority;