diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/conn/ssl/SSLSocketFactory.java b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/conn/ssl/SSLSocketFactory.java
index 47dc0c427..38b6141da 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/conn/ssl/SSLSocketFactory.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/conn/ssl/SSLSocketFactory.java
@@ -339,12 +339,12 @@ public class SSLSocketFactory implements LayeredSchemeSocketFactory, LayeredSock
      * @since 4.1
      */
     public Socket createSocket(final HttpParams params) throws IOException {
-        return new Socket();
+        return this.socketfactory.createSocket();
     }
 
     @Deprecated
     public Socket createSocket() throws IOException {
-        return new Socket();
+        return this.socketfactory.createSocket();
     }
 
     /**