--- src/http/ngx_http_request.c.orig	2016-07-15 23:00:14.912225000 +0100
+++ src/http/ngx_http_request.c	2016-07-15 23:05:55.255155000 +0100
@@ -3216,11 +3216,13 @@
         }
     }
 
-    if (ngx_shutdown_socket(c->fd, NGX_WRITE_SHUTDOWN) == -1) {
-        ngx_connection_error(c, ngx_socket_errno,
-                             ngx_shutdown_socket_n " failed");
-        ngx_http_close_request(r, 0);
-        return;
+    if (!c->ssl) {
+        if (ngx_shutdown_socket(c->fd, NGX_WRITE_SHUTDOWN) == -1) {
+            ngx_connection_error(c, ngx_socket_errno,
+                                 ngx_shutdown_socket_n " failed");
+            ngx_http_close_request(r, 0);
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     if (rev->ready) {