diff --git a/contrib/golang/filters/http/source/go/pkg/http/shim.go b/contrib/golang/filters/http/source/go/pkg/http/shim.go
index 4d97a09255067..f11d8c8fa7ad3 100644
--- a/contrib/golang/filters/http/source/go/pkg/http/shim.go
+++ b/contrib/golang/filters/http/source/go/pkg/http/shim.go
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func envoyGoFilterOnHttpHeader(s *C.processState, endStream, headerNum, headerBy
 
 //export envoyGoFilterOnHttpData
 func envoyGoFilterOnHttpData(s *C.processState, endStream, buffer, length uint64) uint64 {
-	state := getState(s)
+	state := getOrCreateState(s)
 
 	req := state.request
 	if req.pInfo.paniced {