diff --git a/pkg/protocol/http1/client_test.go b/pkg/protocol/http1/client_test.go
index 8c0869dde..71ab7529e 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/http1/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/http1/client_test.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func testContinueReadResponseBodyStream(t *testing.T, header, body string, maxBo
 		t.Fatalf("error when reading request body stream: %s", err)
 	}
 	fRead := firstRead
-	streamRead := make([]byte, fRead)
+	streamRead := make([]byte, 0, fRead)
 	sR, _ := r.BodyStream().Read(streamRead)
 
 	if sR != firstRead {
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/http1/req/request_test.go b/pkg/protocol/http1/req/request_test.go
index 0411187a5..54edf7354 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/http1/req/request_test.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/http1/req/request_test.go
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ func testContinueReadBodyStream(t *testing.T, header, body string, maxBodySize,
 		t.Fatalf("error when reading request body stream: %s", err)
 	}
 	fRead := firstRead
-	streamRead := make([]byte, fRead)
+	streamRead := make([]byte, 0, fRead)
 	sR, _ := r.BodyStream().Read(streamRead)
 
 	if sR != firstRead {