diff --git a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine.cpp b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine.cpp
index 52e6922b5f7..33bf3af0b59 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine.cpp
@@ -425,8 +425,6 @@ bool QNativeSocketEngine::initialize(QAbstractSocket::SocketType socketType, QAb
     // setReceiveBufferSize(49152);
     // setSendBufferSize(49152);
 
-    d->socketType = socketType;
-    d->socketProtocol = protocol;
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_unix.cpp b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_unix.cpp
index 4648a3cb5ad..5c4e4e885b8 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_unix.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ bool QNativeSocketEnginePrivate::createNewSocket(QAbstractSocket::SocketType soc
 #endif
 
     socketDescriptor = socket;
+    if (socket != -1) {
+        this->socketProtocol = socketProtocol;
+        this->socketType = socketType;
+    }
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_win.cpp b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_win.cpp
index 72f85c831f1..7856db0487a 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_win.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_win.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,10 @@ bool QNativeSocketEnginePrivate::createNewSocket(QAbstractSocket::SocketType soc
 #endif
 
     socketDescriptor = socket;
+    if (socket != INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        this->socketProtocol = socketProtocol;
+        this->socketType = socketType;
+    }
 
     // Make the socket nonblocking.
     if (!setOption(QAbstractSocketEngine::NonBlockingSocketOption, 1)) {
diff --git a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp
index 5e58ee38952..2d04946601d 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp
@@ -794,6 +794,8 @@ bool QNativeSocketEnginePrivate::createNewSocket(QAbstractSocket::SocketType soc
         return false;
     }
 
+    this->socketType = socketType;
+
     // Make the socket nonblocking.
     if (!setOption(QAbstractSocketEngine::NonBlockingSocketOption, 1)) {
         setError(QAbstractSocket::UnsupportedSocketOperationError, NonBlockingInitFailedErrorString);