diff --git a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/socket/PlainConnectionSocketFactory.java b/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/socket/PlainConnectionSocketFactory.java
index 13495f9af..ce2d8fb40 100644
--- a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/socket/PlainConnectionSocketFactory.java
+++ b/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/socket/PlainConnectionSocketFactory.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class PlainConnectionSocketFactory implements ConnectionSocketFactory {
 
     @Override
     public Socket createSocket(final Proxy proxy, final HttpContext context) throws IOException {
-        return proxy != null ? new Socket(proxy) : new Socket();
+        return proxy != null ? new Socket(proxy) : createSocket(context);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java b/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java
index 7ca209cb1..9925c9a80 100644
--- a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java
+++ b/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class SSLConnectionSocketFactory implements LayeredConnectionSocketFactor
 
     @Override
     public Socket createSocket(final Proxy proxy, final HttpContext context) throws IOException {
-        return proxy != null ? new Socket(proxy) : new Socket();
+        return proxy != null ? new Socket(proxy) : createSocket(context);
     }
 
     @Override