diff --git a/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnectionchannel.cpp b/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnectionchannel.cpp
index 5726925cb0..d5f63af745 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnectionchannel.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnectionchannel.cpp
@@ -966,7 +966,10 @@ void QHttpNetworkConnectionChannel::_q_error(QAbstractSocket::SocketError socket
         } else if (state != QHttpNetworkConnectionChannel::IdleState && state != QHttpNetworkConnectionChannel::ReadingState) {
             // Try to reconnect/resend before sending an error.
             // While "Reading" the _q_disconnected() will handle this.
-            if (reconnectAttempts-- > 0) {
+            // If we're using ssl then the protocolHandler is not initialized until
+            // "encrypted" has been emitted, since retrying requires the protocolHandler (asserted)
+            // we will not try if encryption is not done.
+            if (!pendingEncrypt && reconnectAttempts-- > 0) {
                 resendCurrentRequest();
                 return;
             } else {