diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/http/upload/HttpUploadServerHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/http/upload/HttpUploadServerHandler.java
index d94ecff338..5fde1bb17d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/http/upload/HttpUploadServerHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/http/upload/HttpUploadServerHandler.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class HttpUploadServerHandler extends SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler {
     private static final InternalLogger logger =
         InternalLoggerFactory.getInstance(HttpUploadServerHandler.class);
 
-    private volatile HttpRequest request;
+    private HttpRequest request;
 
     private volatile boolean readingChunks;