diff --git a/lib/http2.c b/lib/http2.c
index a3de607c7..6d63f4363 100644
--- a/lib/http2.c
+++ b/lib/http2.c
@@ -2219,16 +2219,10 @@ CURLcode Curl_http2_setup(struct Curl_easy *data,
   stream->upload_mem = NULL;
   stream->upload_len = 0;
   stream->mem = data->state.buffer;
   stream->len = data->set.buffer_size;
 
-  httpc->inbuflen = 0;
-  httpc->nread_inbuf = 0;
-
-  httpc->pause_stream_id = 0;
-  httpc->drain_total = 0;
-
   multi_connchanged(data->multi);
   /* below this point only connection related inits are done, which only needs
      to be done once per connection */
 
   if((conn->handler == &Curl_handler_http2_ssl) ||
@@ -2250,10 +2244,16 @@ CURLcode Curl_http2_setup(struct Curl_easy *data,
 
   conn->bits.multiplex = TRUE; /* at least potentially multiplexed */
   conn->httpversion = 20;
   conn->bundle->multiuse = BUNDLE_MULTIPLEX;
 
+  httpc->inbuflen = 0;
+  httpc->nread_inbuf = 0;
+
+  httpc->pause_stream_id = 0;
+  httpc->drain_total = 0;
+
   infof(data, "Connection state changed (HTTP/2 confirmed)");
 
   return CURLE_OK;
 }