diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
index 8ee32f491..9e2cf619f 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
@@ -3774,6 +3774,14 @@ ngx_http_proxy_set_ssl(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t *plcf)
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
+    cln = ngx_pool_cleanup_add(cf->pool, 0);
+    if (cln == NULL) {
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    cln->handler = ngx_ssl_cleanup_ctx;
+    cln->data = plcf->upstream.ssl;
+
     if (SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(plcf->upstream.ssl->ctx,
                                 (const char *) plcf->ssl_ciphers.data)
         == 0)
@@ -3784,14 +3792,6 @@ ngx_http_proxy_set_ssl(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t *plcf)
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
-    cln = ngx_pool_cleanup_add(cf->pool, 0);
-    if (cln == NULL) {
-        return NGX_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    cln->handler = ngx_ssl_cleanup_ctx;
-    cln->data = plcf->upstream.ssl;
-
     return NGX_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_uwsgi_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_uwsgi_module.c
index 17dfc3b3a..80d6cde40 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_uwsgi_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_uwsgi_module.c
@@ -2012,6 +2012,14 @@ ngx_http_uwsgi_set_ssl(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_http_uwsgi_loc_conf_t *uwcf)
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
+    cln = ngx_pool_cleanup_add(cf->pool, 0);
+    if (cln == NULL) {
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    cln->handler = ngx_ssl_cleanup_ctx;
+    cln->data = uwcf->upstream.ssl;
+
     if (SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(uwcf->upstream.ssl->ctx,
                                 (const char *) uwcf->ssl_ciphers.data)
         == 0)
@@ -2022,14 +2030,6 @@ ngx_http_uwsgi_set_ssl(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_http_uwsgi_loc_conf_t *uwcf)
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
-    cln = ngx_pool_cleanup_add(cf->pool, 0);
-    if (cln == NULL) {
-        return NGX_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    cln->handler = ngx_ssl_cleanup_ctx;
-    cln->data = uwcf->upstream.ssl;
-
     return NGX_OK;
 }