diff --git a/dlls/wininet/http.c b/dlls/wininet/http.c
index 86154a506d7..478763ecbc1 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/http.c
+++ b/dlls/wininet/http.c
@@ -3080,6 +3080,20 @@ static INT HTTP_GetResponseHeaders(LPWININETHTTPREQW lpwhr)
 
     } while (!strcmpW(status_code, szHundred)); /* ignore "100 Continue" responses */
 
+    /* Add status code */
+    HTTP_ProcessHeader(lpwhr, szStatus, status_code,
+            HTTP_ADDHDR_FLAG_REPLACE);
+
+    HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(),0,lpwhr->lpszVersion);
+    HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(),0,lpwhr->lpszStatusText);
+
+    lpwhr->lpszVersion= WININET_strdupW(buffer);
+    lpwhr->lpszStatusText = WININET_strdupW(status_text);
+
+    /* Restore the spaces */
+    *(status_code-1) = ' ';
+    *(status_text-1) = ' ';
+
     /* regenerate raw headers */
     while (cchRawHeaders + buflen + strlenW(szCrLf) > cchMaxRawHeaders)
     {
@@ -3092,15 +3106,6 @@ static INT HTTP_GetResponseHeaders(LPWININETHTTPREQW lpwhr)
     cchRawHeaders += sizeof(szCrLf)/sizeof(szCrLf[0])-1;
     lpszRawHeaders[cchRawHeaders] = '\0';
 
-    HTTP_ProcessHeader(lpwhr, szStatus, status_code,
-            HTTP_ADDHDR_FLAG_REPLACE);
-
-    HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(),0,lpwhr->lpszVersion);
-    HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(),0,lpwhr->lpszStatusText);
-
-    lpwhr->lpszVersion= WININET_strdupW(buffer);
-    lpwhr->lpszStatusText = WININET_strdupW(status_text);
-
     /* Parse each response line */
     do
     {