diff --git a/ssl/bio_ssl.c b/ssl/bio_ssl.c
index 420deb7fc..f0a031c71 100644
--- a/ssl/bio_ssl.c
+++ b/ssl/bio_ssl.c
@@ -348,7 +348,11 @@ static long ssl_ctrl(BIO *b, int cmd, long num, void *ptr)
 		break;
 	case BIO_C_SET_SSL:
 		if (ssl != NULL)
+			{
 			ssl_free(b);
+			if (!ssl_new(b))
+				return 0;
+			}
 		b->shutdown=(int)num;
 		ssl=(SSL *)ptr;
 		((BIO_SSL *)b->ptr)->ssl=ssl;