diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index c7a2e9407..029d7dbfb 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -674,6 +674,11 @@ ngx_ssl_recv_chain(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t *cl)
         }
 
         if (bytes) {
+
+            if (n == 0 || n == NGX_ERROR) {
+                c->read->ready = 1;
+            }
+
             return bytes;
         }