diff --git a/gin.go b/gin.go
index f9324299..2d4fbf8d 100644
--- a/gin.go
+++ b/gin.go
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ func (engine *Engine) HandleContext(c *Context) {
 }
 
 func (engine *Engine) handleHTTPRequest(c *Context) {
-	httpMethod := c.Request.Method
+	httpMethod := strings.ToUpper(c.Request.Method)
 	rPath := c.Request.URL.Path
 	unescape := false
 	if engine.UseRawPath && len(c.Request.URL.RawPath) > 0 {