diff --git a/httpie/httpmessage.py b/httpie/httpmessage.py
index e96dd691..485fd1b6 100644
--- a/httpie/httpmessage.py
+++ b/httpie/httpmessage.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def from_request(request):
         headers='\n'.join(str('%s: %s') % (name, value)
                           for name, value
                           in request_headers.items()),
-        body=request._enc_data,
+        body=request.data,
         content_type=request_headers.get('Content-Type')
     )