diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index 8c8f8b07c..33876478b 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -617,12 +617,9 @@ CURLcode Curl_open(struct SessionHandle **curl)
     data->wildcard.state = CURLWC_INIT;
     data->wildcard.filelist = NULL;
     data->set.fnmatch = ZERO_NULL;
-    /* This no longer creates a connection cache here. It is instead made on
-       the first call to curl_easy_perform() or when the handle is added to a
-       multi stack. */
+    data->set.maxconnects = DEFAULT_CONNCACHE_SIZE; /* for easy handles */
   }
 
-
   if(res) {
     Curl_resolver_cleanup(data->state.resolver);
     if(data->state.headerbuff)
diff --git a/lib/urldata.h b/lib/urldata.h
index b63d8eed6..1113020ee 100644
--- a/lib/urldata.h
+++ b/lib/urldata.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 #define CURL_DEFAULT_USER "anonymous"
 #define CURL_DEFAULT_PASSWORD "ftp@example.com"
 
+#define DEFAULT_CONNCACHE_SIZE 5
+
 /* length of longest IPv6 address string including the trailing null */
 #define MAX_IPADR_LEN sizeof("ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:255.255.255.255")