diff --git a/Lib/cgi.py b/Lib/cgi.py
index e3842e6aafd..97ecbbbbc66 100755
--- a/Lib/cgi.py
+++ b/Lib/cgi.py
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ def __init__(self, fp=None, headers=None, outerboundary="",
         Arguments, all optional:
 
         fp              : file pointer; default: sys.stdin
+            (not used when the request method is GET)
 
         headers         : header dictionary-like object; default:
             taken from environ as per CGI spec
@@ -789,7 +790,7 @@ def __init__(self, fp=None, headers=None, outerboundary="",
         self.strict_parsing = strict_parsing
         if environ.has_key('REQUEST_METHOD'):
             method = string.upper(environ['REQUEST_METHOD'])
-        if not fp and method == 'GET':
+        if method == 'GET':
             if environ.has_key('QUERY_STRING'):
                 qs = environ['QUERY_STRING']
             elif sys.argv[1:]: