diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/ExceptionListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/ExceptionListener.php
index 01418da6f4..6b3b877a5f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/ExceptionListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/ExceptionListener.php
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class ExceptionListener
         );
 
         $request = $request->duplicate(null, null, $attributes);
+        $request->setMethod('GET');
 
         try {
             $response = $event->getKernel()->handle($request, HttpKernelInterface::SUB_REQUEST, true);