diff --git a/src/mail/ngx_mail_handler.c b/src/mail/ngx_mail_handler.c
index 9d4ef561b..f6b26ede0 100644
--- a/src/mail/ngx_mail_handler.c
+++ b/src/mail/ngx_mail_handler.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ ngx_mail_ssl_init_connection(ngx_ssl_t *ssl, ngx_connection_t *c)
     ngx_mail_session_t        *s;
     ngx_mail_core_srv_conf_t  *cscf;
 
-    if (ngx_ssl_create_connection(ssl, c, 0) == NGX_ERROR) {
+    if (ngx_ssl_create_connection(ssl, c, 0) != NGX_OK) {
         ngx_mail_close_connection(c);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/stream/ngx_stream_ssl_module.c b/src/stream/ngx_stream_ssl_module.c
index 937efea57..da26a41f7 100644
--- a/src/stream/ngx_stream_ssl_module.c
+++ b/src/stream/ngx_stream_ssl_module.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ ngx_stream_ssl_init_connection(ngx_ssl_t *ssl, ngx_connection_t *c)
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
-    if (ngx_ssl_create_connection(ssl, c, 0) == NGX_ERROR) {
+    if (ngx_ssl_create_connection(ssl, c, 0) != NGX_OK) {
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }