diff --git a/lib/http.c b/lib/http.c
index 1113e38e40e0b796539748cdd0e3990af20c2e5e..9ceeb0fbf0b8229d36eae59fbd308ee005b4e365 100644
--- a/lib/http.c
+++ b/lib/http.c
@@ -853,6 +853,9 @@ CURLcode Curl_http(struct connectdata *conn)
           return CURLE_HTTP_POST_ERROR;
         }
         add_buffer(req_buffer, contentType, linelength);
+
+        /* make the request end in a true CRLF */
+        add_buffer(req_buffer, "\r\n", 2);
       }
 
       /* set upload size to the progress meter */