diff --git a/lib/tls/openssl/openssl-client.c b/lib/tls/openssl/openssl-client.c
index 47a6fbc5e..12af37103 100644
--- a/lib/tls/openssl/openssl-client.c
+++ b/lib/tls/openssl/openssl-client.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ lws_tls_client_connect(struct lws *wsi)
 
 	m = lws_ssl_get_error(wsi, n);
 
-	if (m == SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL)
+	if (m == SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL || m == SSL_ERROR_SSL)
 		return LWS_SSL_CAPABLE_ERROR;
 
 	if (m == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ || SSL_want_read(wsi->tls.ssl))