diff --git a/src/request.ts b/src/request.ts
index d83fb53..f88b98e 100644
--- a/src/request.ts
+++ b/src/request.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ const getRequestCache = Symbol('getRequestCache')
 const requestCache = Symbol('requestCache')
 const incomingKey = Symbol('incomingKey')
 const urlKey = Symbol('urlKey')
+const methodKey = Symbol('methodKey')
 const headersKey = Symbol('headersKey')
 export const abortControllerKey = Symbol('abortControllerKey')
 export const getAbortController = Symbol('getAbortController')
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ const readBodyDirect = (request: Record<string | symbol, any>): Promise<Buffer>
 
 const requestPrototype: Record<string | symbol, any> = {
   get method() {
-    return normalizeIncomingMethod(this[incomingKey].method)
+    return this[methodKey]
   },
 
   get url() {
@@ -535,6 +536,7 @@ export const newRequest = (
 ) => {
   const req = Object.create(requestPrototype)
   req[incomingKey] = incoming
+  req[methodKey] = normalizeIncomingMethod(incoming.method)
 
   const incomingUrl = incoming.url || ''