diff --git a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qtlsbackend_openssl.cpp b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qtlsbackend_openssl.cpp
index daadff34ee2..ea31086fad6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qtlsbackend_openssl.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qtlsbackend_openssl.cpp
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ void QTlsBackendOpenSSL::logAndClearErrorQueue()
 
 void QTlsBackendOpenSSL::clearErrorQueue()
 {
-    const auto errs = getErrorsFromOpenSsl();
-    Q_UNUSED(errs);
+    while (q_ERR_get_error())
+        ;
 }
 
 bool QTlsBackendOpenSSL::ensureLibraryLoaded()