diff --git a/src/hlua.c b/src/hlua.c
index 8da64eed6..06d4ce0c3 100644
--- a/src/hlua.c
+++ b/src/hlua.c
@@ -7175,7 +7175,7 @@ __LJMP static int hlua_httpclient_snd_yield(lua_State *L, int status, lua_KConte
 	body_str = lua_tolstring(L, -1, &buf_len);
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
 
-	to_send = MIN(buf_len - hlua_hc->sent, 1024);
+	to_send = buf_len - hlua_hc->sent;
 
 	if ((hlua_hc->sent + to_send) >= buf_len)
 		end = 1;
diff --git a/src/http_client.c b/src/http_client.c
index d41d59a7b..6645a4946 100644
--- a/src/http_client.c
+++ b/src/http_client.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ int httpclient_res_xfer(struct httpclient *hc, struct buffer *dst)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = b_force_xfer(dst, &hc->res.buf, MIN(1024, b_data(&hc->res.buf)));
+	ret = b_force_xfer(dst, &hc->res.buf, b_data(&hc->res.buf));
 	/* call the client once we consumed all data */
 	if (!b_data(&hc->res.buf)) {
 		b_free(&hc->res.buf);