diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c b/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c
index 248cc9087..f290cbe95 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c
@@ -478,7 +478,9 @@ ngx_quic_close_connection(ngx_connection_t *c)
     ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
                    "close quic connection: %d", c->fd);
 
-    (void) ngx_ssl_shutdown(c);
+    if (c->ssl) {
+        (void) ngx_ssl_shutdown(c);
+    }
 
 #if (NGX_STAT_STUB)
     (void) ngx_atomic_fetch_add(ngx_stat_active, -1);