diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/HttpKernel.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/HttpKernel.php
index 6f827b9e48..e103162844 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/HttpKernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/HttpKernel.php
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class HttpKernel extends BaseHttpKernel
 
             $options['attributes']['_route'] = '_internal';
             $subRequest = $request->duplicate($options['query'], null, $options['attributes']);
+            $subRequest->setMethod('GET');
         }
 
         $level = ob_get_level();