diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index fd2b92ffc..93a6ae46e 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -2880,6 +2880,7 @@ ngx_ssl_shutdown(ngx_connection_t *c)
 
         SSL_free(c->ssl->connection);
         c->ssl = NULL;
+        c->recv = ngx_recv;
 
         return NGX_OK;
     }
@@ -2925,6 +2926,7 @@ ngx_ssl_shutdown(ngx_connection_t *c)
         if (n == 1) {
             SSL_free(c->ssl->connection);
             c->ssl = NULL;
+            c->recv = ngx_recv;
 
             return NGX_OK;
         }
@@ -2967,6 +2969,7 @@ ngx_ssl_shutdown(ngx_connection_t *c)
         if (sslerr == SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN || ERR_peek_error() == 0) {
             SSL_free(c->ssl->connection);
             c->ssl = NULL;
+            c->recv = ngx_recv;
 
             return NGX_OK;
         }
@@ -2977,6 +2980,7 @@ ngx_ssl_shutdown(ngx_connection_t *c)
 
         SSL_free(c->ssl->connection);
         c->ssl = NULL;
+        c->recv = ngx_recv;
 
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index 12a68a961..e954c7c25 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -3397,8 +3397,6 @@ ngx_http_set_lingering_close(ngx_connection_t *c)
             c->ssl->handler = ngx_http_set_lingering_close;
             return;
         }
-
-        c->recv = ngx_recv;
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c b/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c
index 58916a184..77b60d42e 100644
--- a/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c
+++ b/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2.c
@@ -739,8 +739,6 @@ ngx_http_v2_lingering_close(ngx_connection_t *c)
             c->ssl->handler = ngx_http_v2_lingering_close;
             return;
         }
-
-        c->recv = ngx_recv;
     }
 #endif