diff --git a/actix-http/src/h1/decoder.rs b/actix-http/src/h1/decoder.rs
index c9d3edf33..492783315 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/h1/decoder.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/h1/decoder.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl<T: MessageType> Decoder for MessageDecoder<T> {
 
 pub(crate) enum PayloadLength {
     Payload(PayloadType),
-    Upgrade,
+    UpgradeWebSocket,
     None,
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub(crate) trait MessageType: Sized {
         raw_headers: &[HeaderIndex],
     ) -> Result<PayloadLength, ParseError> {
         let mut ka = None;
-        let mut has_upgrade = false;
+        let mut has_upgrade_websocket = false;
         let mut expect = false;
         let mut chunked = false;
         let mut content_length = None;
@@ -124,12 +124,9 @@ pub(crate) trait MessageType: Sized {
                         };
                     }
                     header::UPGRADE => {
-                        has_upgrade = true;
-                        // check content-length, some clients (dart)
-                        // sends "content-length: 0" with websocket upgrade
                         if let Ok(val) = value.to_str().map(|val| val.trim()) {
                             if val.eq_ignore_ascii_case("websocket") {
-                                content_length = None;
+                                has_upgrade_websocket = true;
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -156,13 +153,13 @@ pub(crate) trait MessageType: Sized {
             Ok(PayloadLength::Payload(PayloadType::Payload(
                 PayloadDecoder::chunked(),
             )))
+        } else if has_upgrade_websocket {
+            Ok(PayloadLength::UpgradeWebSocket)
         } else if let Some(len) = content_length {
             // Content-Length
             Ok(PayloadLength::Payload(PayloadType::Payload(
                 PayloadDecoder::length(len),
             )))
-        } else if has_upgrade {
-            Ok(PayloadLength::Upgrade)
         } else {
             Ok(PayloadLength::None)
         }
@@ -222,7 +219,7 @@ impl MessageType for Request {
         // payload decoder
         let decoder = match length {
             PayloadLength::Payload(pl) => pl,
-            PayloadLength::Upgrade => {
+            PayloadLength::UpgradeWebSocket => {
                 // upgrade(websocket)
                 PayloadType::Stream(PayloadDecoder::eof())
             }