diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index 701f83ab3b..411a0c8143 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -1554,7 +1554,11 @@ int Curl_protocol_getsock(struct connectdata *conn,
 {
   if(conn->handler->proto_getsock)
     return conn->handler->proto_getsock(conn, socks, numsocks);
-  return GETSOCK_BLANK;
+  /* Backup getsock logic. Since there is a live socket in use, we must wait
+     for it or it will be removed from watching when the multi_socket API is
+     used. */
+  socks[0] = conn->sock[FIRSTSOCKET];
+  return GETSOCK_READSOCK(0) | GETSOCK_WRITESOCK(0);
 }
 
 int Curl_doing_getsock(struct connectdata *conn,