diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index 767320da1..af54b5050 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -505,12 +505,6 @@ ngx_ssl_handshake(ngx_connection_t *c)
 
     if (n == 1) {
 
-        if (ngx_event_flags & NGX_USE_LEVEL_EVENT) {
-            c->read->ready = 0;
-        }
-
-        c->write->ready = 1;
-
         if (ngx_handle_read_event(c->read, 0) == NGX_ERROR) {
             return NGX_ERROR;
         }
diff --git a/src/mail/ngx_mail_handler.c b/src/mail/ngx_mail_handler.c
index 2dc5d7a31..4cc5e3e62 100644
--- a/src/mail/ngx_mail_handler.c
+++ b/src/mail/ngx_mail_handler.c
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ ngx_mail_ssl_handshake_handler(ngx_connection_t *c)
             return;
         }
 
+        c->read->ready = 0;
+
         ngx_mail_init_session(c);
         return;
     }