diff --git a/lib/connect.c b/lib/connect.c
index 230d1055a..7f7e16794 100644
--- a/lib/connect.c
+++ b/lib/connect.c
@@ -700,7 +700,8 @@ CURLcode Curl_is_connected(struct connectdata *conn,
 
       conn->bits.tcpconnect[sockindex] = TRUE;
       *connected = TRUE;
-      Curl_pgrsTime(data, TIMER_CONNECT); /* connect done */
+      if(sockindex == FIRSTSOCKET)
+        Curl_pgrsTime(data, TIMER_CONNECT); /* connect done */
       Curl_verboseconnect(conn);
       Curl_updateconninfo(conn, sockfd);
 
diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index 6d0b2aff8..ded03ddd8 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -3202,8 +3202,10 @@ static CURLcode ConnectPlease(struct SessionHandle *data,
 
     if(*connected) {
       result = Curl_connected_proxy(conn);
-      if(!result)
+      if(!result) {
         conn->bits.tcpconnect[FIRSTSOCKET] = TRUE;
+        Curl_pgrsTime(data, TIMER_CONNECT); /* connect done */
+      }
     }
   }