diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/ssl/SslContextFactory.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/ssl/SslContextFactory.java
index ec6eef17914..39bcc3164f2 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/ssl/SslContextFactory.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/ssl/SslContextFactory.java
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public class SslContextFactory extends AbstractLifeCycle
                 }
 
                 SecureRandom secureRandom = (_secureRandomAlgorithm == null)?null:SecureRandom.getInstance(_secureRandomAlgorithm);
-                SSLContext context = SSLContext.getInstance(_sslProtocol);
+                SSLContext context = _sslProvider == null ? SSLContext.getInstance(_sslProtocol) : SSLContext.getInstance(_sslProtocol, _sslProvider);
                 context.init(null, trust_managers, secureRandom);
                 _context = context;
             }
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ public class SslContextFactory extends AbstractLifeCycle
                 TrustManager[] trustManagers = getTrustManagers(trustStore,crls);
 
                 SecureRandom secureRandom = (_secureRandomAlgorithm == null)?null:SecureRandom.getInstance(_secureRandomAlgorithm);
-                SSLContext context = _sslProvider == null ? SSLContext.getInstance(_sslProtocol) : SSLContext.getInstance(_sslProtocol,_sslProvider);
+                SSLContext context = _sslProvider == null ? SSLContext.getInstance(_sslProtocol) : SSLContext.getInstance(_sslProtocol, _sslProvider);
                 context.init(keyManagers,trustManagers,secureRandom);
                 _context = context;
             }