diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_rest.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_rest.cc
index 655bbd290e5..e485d99f40c 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_rest.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_rest.cc
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ int RGWHandler_REST::read_permissions(RGWOp* op_obj)
   case OP_POST:
   case OP_COPY:
     /* is it a 'multi-object delete' request? */
-    if (s->info.request_params == "delete") {
+    if (s->info.args.exists("delete")) {
       only_bucket = true;
       break;
     }
diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_rest_s3.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_rest_s3.cc
index 23267199c78..5acba5e0825 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_rest_s3.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_rest_s3.cc
@@ -2866,7 +2866,7 @@ RGWOp *RGWHandler_REST_Bucket_S3::op_delete()
 
 RGWOp *RGWHandler_REST_Bucket_S3::op_post()
 {
-  if ( s->info.request_params == "delete" ) {
+  if (s->info.args.exists("delete")) {
     return new RGWDeleteMultiObj_ObjStore_S3;
   }