diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index 0635783..396cc22 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -3008,6 +3008,12 @@
 
 done:
 
+    if (c->ssl->shutdown_without_free) {
+        c->ssl->shutdown_without_free = 0;
+        c->recv = ngx_recv;
+        return rc;
+    }
+
     SSL_free(c->ssl->connection);
     c->ssl = NULL;
     c->recv = ngx_recv;
diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
index 329760d..a415b4b 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     unsigned                    buffer:1;
     unsigned                    no_wait_shutdown:1;
     unsigned                    no_send_shutdown:1;
+    unsigned                    shutdown_without_free:1;
     unsigned                    handshake_buffer_set:1;
     unsigned                    try_early_data:1;
     unsigned                    in_early:1;
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index 81b27a3..0bb122c 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -3400,6 +3400,8 @@
     if (c->ssl) {
         ngx_int_t  rc;
 
+        c->ssl->shutdown_without_free = 1;
+
         rc = ngx_ssl_shutdown(c);
 
         if (rc == NGX_ERROR) {