diff --git a/src/backend/libpq/be-secure-openssl.c b/src/backend/libpq/be-secure-openssl.c
index c5ee9811886..1cd1bf016c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/libpq/be-secure-openssl.c
+++ b/src/backend/libpq/be-secure-openssl.c
@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ my_BIO_s_socket(void)
 		my_bio_index = BIO_get_new_index();
 		if (my_bio_index == -1)
 			return NULL;
+		my_bio_index |= (BIO_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR | BIO_TYPE_SOURCE_SINK);
 		my_bio_methods = BIO_meth_new(my_bio_index, "PostgreSQL backend socket");
 		if (!my_bio_methods)
 			return NULL;
diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure-openssl.c b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure-openssl.c
index 20ebc6b6909..2c861362d7e 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure-openssl.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure-openssl.c
@@ -1646,6 +1646,7 @@ my_BIO_s_socket(void)
 		my_bio_index = BIO_get_new_index();
 		if (my_bio_index == -1)
 			return NULL;
+		my_bio_index |= (BIO_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR | BIO_TYPE_SOURCE_SINK);
 		my_bio_methods = BIO_meth_new(my_bio_index, "libpq socket");
 		if (!my_bio_methods)
 			return NULL;