diff --git a/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeHTTPRequest.hx b/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeHTTPRequest.hx
index addc2735c..8d24bc4df 100644
--- a/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeHTTPRequest.hx
+++ b/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeHTTPRequest.hx
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ class NativeHTTPRequest {
 
 				multiInstances.set (curl, this);
 				multi.addHandle (curl);
+				multi.perform ();
 
 				if (multiTimer == null) {