diff --git a/okhttp/src/main/java/com/squareup/okhttp/internal/http/HttpEngine.java b/okhttp/src/main/java/com/squareup/okhttp/internal/http/HttpEngine.java
index 212f0287b..3abf7c043 100644
--- a/okhttp/src/main/java/com/squareup/okhttp/internal/http/HttpEngine.java
+++ b/okhttp/src/main/java/com/squareup/okhttp/internal/http/HttpEngine.java
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ public class HttpEngine {
       connection.connect(client.getConnectTimeout(), client.getReadTimeout(), getTunnelConfig());
       client.getConnectionPool().maybeShare(connection);
       client.getRoutesDatabase().connected(connection.getRoute());
-    } else {
-      connection.updateReadTimeout(client.getReadTimeout());
+    } else if (!connection.isSpdy()) {
+        connection.updateReadTimeout(client.getReadTimeout());
     }
 
     route = connection.getRoute();