diff --git a/ssl/statem/extensions.c b/ssl/statem/extensions.c
index ffacd41cf91d7..0ab1f0494c07b 100644
--- a/ssl/statem/extensions.c
+++ b/ssl/statem/extensions.c
@@ -875,8 +875,8 @@ static int init_alpn(SSL *s, unsigned int context)
 {
     OPENSSL_free(s->s3->alpn_selected);
     s->s3->alpn_selected = NULL;
+    s->s3->alpn_selected_len = 0;
     if (s->server) {
-        s->s3->alpn_selected_len = 0;
         OPENSSL_free(s->s3->alpn_proposed);
         s->s3->alpn_proposed = NULL;
         s->s3->alpn_proposed_len = 0;