diff --git a/lib/Parser.js b/lib/Parser.js
index fc2f0f7..ae4f8f4 100644
--- a/lib/Parser.js
+++ b/lib/Parser.js
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ Parser.prototype._parse = function(data) {
 
         i = this._literallen;
         this._literallen = 0;
-        this._body = undefined;
-
         body.push(data.slice(0, litlen));
       } else {
         this._literallen -= datalen;
@@ -82,6 +80,7 @@ Parser.prototype._parse = function(data) {
         i = datalen;
       }
       if (this._literallen === 0) {
+        this._body = undefined;
         body._read = EMPTY_READCB;
         body.push(null);
       }