diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index c0f562e79..0475f9fbf 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ This release includes the following bugfixes:
  o GnuTLS handshake: fix timeout
  o cyassl: build without filesystem
  o HTTPS over HTTP proxy using the multi interface
+ o speedcheck: invalid timeout event on a reused handle
 
 This release includes the following known bugs:
 
diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index d37fe6dfc..c5b642fde 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -2675,6 +2675,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_disconnect(struct connectdata *conn, bool dead_connection)
 
   conn_free(conn);
   data->state.current_conn = NULL;
+  Curl_speedinit(data);
 
   return CURLE_OK;
 }