diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-http.php b/src/wp-includes/class-http.php
index 173566d464..e9ff205142 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-http.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-http.php
@@ -315,8 +315,7 @@ class WP_Http {
 		}
 		if ( empty( $r['redirection'] ) ) {
 			$options['follow_redirects'] = false;
-		}
-		else {
+		} else {
 			$options['redirects'] = $r['redirection'];
 		}
 
@@ -333,11 +332,15 @@ class WP_Http {
 		// SSL certificate handling
 		if ( ! $r['sslverify'] ) {
 			$options['verify'] = false;
-		}
-		else {
+		} else {
 			$options['verify'] = $r['sslcertificates'];
 		}
 
+		// All non-GET/HEAD requests should put the arguments in the form body.
+		if ( 'HEAD' !== $type && 'GET' !== $type ) {
+			$options['data_format'] = 'body';
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Filters whether SSL should be verified for non-local requests.
 		 *