diff --git a/src/ssl_sock.c b/src/ssl_sock.c
index 5e5329a22..7220f400a 100644
--- a/src/ssl_sock.c
+++ b/src/ssl_sock.c
@@ -6037,7 +6037,7 @@ void ssl_sock_handle_hs_error(struct connection *conn)
  */
 static int ssl_sock_handshake(struct connection *conn, unsigned int flag)
 {
-	struct ssl_sock_ctx *ctx = conn_get_ssl_sock_ctx(conn);
+	struct ssl_sock_ctx *ctx;
 	int ret;
 	struct ssl_counters *counters = NULL;
 	struct ssl_counters *counters_px = NULL;
@@ -6049,6 +6049,7 @@ static int ssl_sock_handshake(struct connection *conn, unsigned int flag)
 	if (!conn_ctrl_ready(conn))
 		return 0;
 
+	ctx = conn_get_ssl_sock_ctx(conn);
 	if (!ctx)
 		goto out_error;