diff --git a/src/org/apache/http/impl/conn/DefaultClientConnectionOperator.java b/src/org/apache/http/impl/conn/DefaultClientConnectionOperator.java
index 67e6bb0..fbc762d 100644
--- a/src/org/apache/http/impl/conn/DefaultClientConnectionOperator.java
+++ b/src/org/apache/http/impl/conn/DefaultClientConnectionOperator.java
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
         final Socket sock; 
         try {
             sock = lsf.createSocket
-                (conn.getSocket(), target.getHostName(), target.getPort(), true);
+                (conn.getSocket(), target.getHostName(), schm.resolvePort(target.getPort()), true);
         } catch (ConnectException ex) {
             throw new HttpHostConnectException(target, ex);
         }