diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers.go b/cmd/object-handlers.go
index 7fbbfd0e1..67df89ecd 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers.go
@@ -376,6 +376,12 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) getObjectHandler(ctx context.Context, objectAPI Obj
 	var rangeErr error
 	rangeHeader := r.Header.Get(xhttp.Range)
 	if rangeHeader != "" {
+		// Both 'Range' and 'partNumber' cannot be specified at the same time
+		if opts.PartNumber > 0 {
+			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrInvalidRangePartNumber), r.URL)
+			return
+		}
+
 		rs, rangeErr = parseRequestRangeSpec(rangeHeader)
 		// Handle only errInvalidRange. Ignore other
 		// parse error and treat it as regular Get
@@ -389,12 +395,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) getObjectHandler(ctx context.Context, objectAPI Obj
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Both 'bytes' and 'partNumber' cannot be specified at the same time
-	if rs != nil && opts.PartNumber > 0 {
-		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrInvalidRangePartNumber), r.URL)
-		return
-	}
-
 	// Validate pre-conditions if any.
 	opts.CheckPrecondFn = func(oi ObjectInfo) bool {
 		if objectAPI.IsEncryptionSupported() {
@@ -703,6 +703,12 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) headObjectHandler(ctx context.Context, objectAPI Ob
 	var rs *HTTPRangeSpec
 	rangeHeader := r.Header.Get(xhttp.Range)
 	if rangeHeader != "" {
+		// Both 'Range' and 'partNumber' cannot be specified at the same time
+		if opts.PartNumber > 0 {
+			writeErrorResponseHeadersOnly(w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrInvalidRangePartNumber))
+			return
+		}
+
 		if rs, err = parseRequestRangeSpec(rangeHeader); err != nil {
 			// Handle only errInvalidRange. Ignore other
 			// parse error and treat it as regular Get
@@ -716,12 +722,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) headObjectHandler(ctx context.Context, objectAPI Ob
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Both 'bytes' and 'partNumber' cannot be specified at the same time
-	if rs != nil && opts.PartNumber > 0 {
-		writeErrorResponseHeadersOnly(w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrInvalidRangePartNumber))
-		return
-	}
-
 	// Set encryption response headers
 	if objectAPI.IsEncryptionSupported() {
 		switch kind, _ := crypto.IsEncrypted(objInfo.UserDefined); kind {