diff --git a/src/HttpServer.cc b/src/HttpServer.cc
index e112edd5..d11c23bb 100644
--- a/src/HttpServer.cc
+++ b/src/HttpServer.cc
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ Http2Handler::~Http2Handler()
   }
   nghttp2_session_del(session_);
   if(ssl_) {
+    SSL_set_shutdown(ssl_, SSL_RECEIVED_SHUTDOWN);
     SSL_shutdown(ssl_);
   }
   if(bev_) {
diff --git a/src/nghttp.cc b/src/nghttp.cc
index ce73a3cc..b0079285 100644
--- a/src/nghttp.cc
+++ b/src/nghttp.cc
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ struct HttpClient {
     session = nullptr;
     if(ssl) {
       fd = SSL_get_fd(ssl);
+      SSL_set_shutdown(ssl, SSL_RECEIVED_SHUTDOWN);
       SSL_shutdown(ssl);
     }
     if(bev) {
diff --git a/src/shrpx_client_handler.cc b/src/shrpx_client_handler.cc
index 396eab62..3abee131 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_client_handler.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_client_handler.cc
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ ClientHandler::~ClientHandler()
     CLOG(INFO, this) << "Deleting";
   }
   if(ssl_) {
+    SSL_set_shutdown(ssl_, SSL_RECEIVED_SHUTDOWN);
     SSL_shutdown(ssl_);
   }
   bufferevent_disable(bev_, EV_READ | EV_WRITE);
diff --git a/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc b/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc
index fb2fdffd..b75ae583 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ int Http2Session::disconnect()
   }
 
   if(ssl_) {
+    SSL_set_shutdown(ssl_, SSL_RECEIVED_SHUTDOWN);
     SSL_shutdown(ssl_);
   }
   if(bev_) {