diff --git a/src/ssl_sock.c b/src/ssl_sock.c
index 6b155d3..d87ba74 100644
--- a/src/ssl_sock.c
+++ b/src/ssl_sock.c
@@ -5061,7 +5061,8 @@
 		/* leave init state and start handshake */
 		conn->flags |= CO_FL_SSL_WAIT_HS | CO_FL_WAIT_L6_CONN;
 #ifdef SSL_READ_EARLY_DATA_SUCCESS
-		conn->flags |= CO_FL_EARLY_SSL_HS;
+		if (bc->ssl_conf.early_data)
+			conn->flags |= CO_FL_EARLY_SSL_HS;
 #endif
 
 		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&sslconns, 1);