diff --git a/derp/derphttp/derphttp_client.go b/derp/derphttp/derphttp_client.go
index c8e5ea2b4..1a870b0fb 100644
--- a/derp/derphttp/derphttp_client.go
+++ b/derp/derphttp/derphttp_client.go
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func (c *Client) connect(ctx context.Context, caller string) (client *derp.Clien
 		}
 		c.serverPubKey = derpClient.ServerPublicKey()
 		c.client = derpClient
-		c.netConn = tcpConn
+		c.netConn = conn
 		c.connGen++
 		return c.client, c.connGen, nil
 	case c.url != nil: