diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index 0816cf9..bb21b71 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -490,6 +490,11 @@
             rc = ngx_ssl_handshake(c);
 
             if (rc == NGX_AGAIN) {
+
+                if (!rev->timer_set) {
+                    ngx_add_timer(rev, c->listening->post_accept_timeout);
+                }
+
                 c->ssl->handler = ngx_http_ssl_handshake_handler;
                 return;
             }