diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index ed240ef3b..50691ade7 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -1112,8 +1112,8 @@ ngx_ssl_handshake(ngx_connection_t *c)
     c->read->eof = 1;
 
     if (sslerr == SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN || ERR_peek_error() == 0) {
-        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, c->log, err,
-                      "peer closed connection in SSL handshake");
+        ngx_connection_error(c, err,
+                             "peer closed connection in SSL handshake");
 
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }