diff --git a/ssl/ssl_lib.c b/ssl/ssl_lib.c
index f44a1bfe33..f35bcfc631 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_lib.c
@@ -2906,9 +2906,6 @@ long ossl_ctrl_internal(SSL *s, int cmd, long larg, void *parg, int no_quic)
     long l;
     SSL_CONNECTION *sc = SSL_CONNECTION_FROM_SSL(s);
 
-    if (sc == NULL)
-        return 0;
-
     /*
      * Routing of ctrl calls for QUIC is a little counterintuitive:
      *
@@ -2927,6 +2924,9 @@ long ossl_ctrl_internal(SSL *s, int cmd, long larg, void *parg, int no_quic)
     if (!no_quic && IS_QUIC(s))
         return s->method->ssl_ctrl(s, cmd, larg, parg);
 
+    if (sc == NULL)
+        return 0;
+
     switch (cmd) {
     case SSL_CTRL_GET_READ_AHEAD:
         return RECORD_LAYER_get_read_ahead(&sc->rlayer);