diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/transport/netty/NettySSLSupport.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/transport/netty/NettySSLSupport.scala
index 281db760a3..49846cb6da 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/transport/netty/NettySSLSupport.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/transport/netty/NettySSLSupport.scala
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ private[akka] object NettySSLSupport {
           val sslEngine = context.createSSLEngine
           sslEngine.setUseClientMode(true)
           sslEngine.setEnabledCipherSuites(settings.SSLEnabledAlgorithms.toArray)
+          sslEngine.setEnabledProtocols(settings.SSLProtocol.toArray)
           sslEngine
         })
       case None ⇒