diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/ContentCachingRequestWrapper.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/ContentCachingRequestWrapper.java
index a84da9e80e7f..a54475afeae7 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/ContentCachingRequestWrapper.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/ContentCachingRequestWrapper.java
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public byte[] getContentAsByteArray() {
 	 * @see #getContentAsByteArray()
 	 */
 	public String getContentAsString() {
-		return new String(this.cachedContent.toByteArray(), Charset.forName(getCharacterEncoding()));
+		return new String(this.cachedContent.toByteArrayUnsafe(), Charset.forName(getCharacterEncoding()));
 	}
 
 	/**