diff --git a/conserver/cutil.c b/conserver/cutil.c
index 342be53..49abc16 100644
--- a/conserver/cutil.c
+++ b/conserver/cutil.c
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ FileUnopen(CONSFILE *cfp)
 	    break;
 #if HAVE_OPENSSL
 	case SSLSocket:
-	    retval = -1;
+	    retval = cfp->fd;
 	    break;
 #endif
 	default: