diff --git a/racket/collects/net/http-client.rkt b/racket/collects/net/http-client.rkt
index d54064a8d5..7d661c8b82 100644
--- a/racket/collects/net/http-client.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/net/http-client.rkt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 (define (http-conn-open! hc host-bs #:ssl? [ssl? #f] #:port [port (if ssl? 443 80)])
   (http-conn-close! hc)
   (define host (->string host-bs))
-  (define ssl-version (if (boolean? ssl?) 'sslv2-or-v3 ssl?))
+  (define ssl-version (if (boolean? ssl?) 'auto ssl?))
 
   (define-values (from to)
     (cond [ssl?
diff --git a/racket/collects/net/url-connect.rkt b/racket/collects/net/url-connect.rkt
index 42fc1be1de..d644cac826 100644
--- a/racket/collects/net/url-connect.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/net/url-connect.rkt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 (define current-connect-scheme (make-parameter "http"))
 
-(define current-https-protocol (make-parameter 'sslv2-or-v3))
+(define current-https-protocol (make-parameter 'auto))
 
 ;; Define `tcp-connect' and `tcp-abandon-port' to fit with
 ;; `current-connect-scheme'