diff --git a/libretro-common/include/net/net_http.h b/libretro-common/include/net/net_http.h
index ded3b091a0..4b376653c3 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/net/net_http.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/net/net_http.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ void net_http_connection_set_user_agent(struct http_connection_t* conn, const ch
 
 const char *net_http_connection_url(struct http_connection_t *conn);
 
+const char* net_http_connection_method(struct http_connection_t* conn);
+
 struct http_t *net_http_new(struct http_connection_t *conn);
 
 /* You can use this to call net_http_update
diff --git a/libretro-common/net/net_http.c b/libretro-common/net/net_http.c
index 33ac59dc2d..7cf8e527f3 100644
--- a/libretro-common/net/net_http.c
+++ b/libretro-common/net/net_http.c
@@ -682,6 +682,11 @@ const char *net_http_connection_url(struct http_connection_t *conn)
    return conn->urlcopy;
 }
 
+const char* net_http_connection_method(struct http_connection_t* conn)
+{
+   return conn->methodcopy;
+}
+
 struct http_t *net_http_new(struct http_connection_t *conn)
 {
    bool error            = false;
diff --git a/tasks/task_http.c b/tasks/task_http.c
index 164ec350d9..f1040bf48f 100644
--- a/tasks/task_http.c
+++ b/tasks/task_http.c
@@ -282,11 +282,13 @@ static void* task_push_http_transfer_generic(
 {
    retro_task_t  *t        = NULL;
    http_handle_t *http     = NULL;
+   const char    *method   = NULL;
 
    if (!conn)
       return NULL;
 
-   if (conn->methodcopy && (conn->methodcopy[0] == 'P' || conn->methodcopy[0] == 'p'))
+   method = net_http_connection_method(conn);
+   if (method && (method[0] == 'P' || method[0] == 'p'))
    {
       /* POST requests usually mutate the server, so assume multiple calls are
        * intended, even if they're duplicated. Additionally, they may differ