diff --git a/src/stream/ngx_stream_handler.c b/src/stream/ngx_stream_handler.c
index f9030335f..3b95bf812 100644
--- a/src/stream/ngx_stream_handler.c
+++ b/src/stream/ngx_stream_handler.c
@@ -115,23 +115,6 @@ ngx_stream_init_connection(ngx_connection_t *c)
         }
     }
 
-#if (NGX_STREAM_QUIC)
-
-    if (addr_conf->quic) {
-        ngx_quic_conf_t  *qcf;
-
-        if (c->quic == NULL) {
-            c->log->connection = c->number;
-
-            qcf = ngx_stream_get_module_srv_conf(addr_conf->ctx,
-                                                 ngx_stream_quic_module);
-            ngx_quic_run(c, qcf);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-#endif
-
     s = ngx_pcalloc(c->pool, sizeof(ngx_stream_session_t));
     if (s == NULL) {
         ngx_stream_close_connection(c);
@@ -194,6 +177,21 @@ ngx_stream_init_connection(ngx_connection_t *c)
     s->start_sec = tp->sec;
     s->start_msec = tp->msec;
 
+#if (NGX_STREAM_QUIC)
+
+    if (addr_conf->quic) {
+        ngx_quic_conf_t  *qcf;
+
+        if (c->quic == NULL) {
+            qcf = ngx_stream_get_module_srv_conf(addr_conf->ctx,
+                                                 ngx_stream_quic_module);
+            ngx_quic_run(c, qcf);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+#endif
+
     rev = c->read;
     rev->handler = ngx_stream_session_handler;