diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index 0535fc0..5258ad9 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -2157,7 +2157,8 @@
         hc->pipeline = 1;
         c->log->action = "reading client pipelined request line";
 
-        ngx_http_init_request(rev);
+        rev->handler = ngx_http_init_request;
+        ngx_post_event(rev, &ngx_posted_events);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -2273,7 +2274,7 @@
     c->idle = 1;
 
     if (rev->ready) {
-        ngx_http_keepalive_handler(rev);
+        ngx_post_event(rev, &ngx_posted_events);
     }
 }