diff --git a/dlls/wininet/http.c b/dlls/wininet/http.c
index 36037616123..c7e4d59dc18 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/http.c
+++ b/dlls/wininet/http.c
@@ -4314,6 +4314,7 @@ static BOOL HTTP_OpenConnection(http_request_t *lpwhr)
     appinfo_t *hIC = NULL;
     char szaddr[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
     const void *addr;
+    DWORD res = ERROR_SUCCESS;
 
     TRACE("-->\n");
 
@@ -4353,10 +4354,10 @@ static BOOL HTTP_OpenConnection(http_request_t *lpwhr)
                           szaddr,
                           strlen(szaddr)+1);
 
-    if (!NETCON_create(&lpwhr->netConnection, lpwhs->socketAddress.ss_family,
-                         SOCK_STREAM, 0))
+    res = NETCON_create(&lpwhr->netConnection, lpwhs->socketAddress.ss_family, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if (res != ERROR_SUCCESS)
     {
-        WARN("Socket creation failed: %u\n", INTERNET_GetLastError());
+        WARN("Socket creation failed: %u\n", res);
         goto lend;
     }
 
@@ -4392,6 +4393,9 @@ lend:
     lpwhr->read_pos = lpwhr->read_size = 0;
     lpwhr->read_chunked = FALSE;
 
+    if(res != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+        INTERNET_SetLastError(res);
+
     TRACE("%d <--\n", bSuccess);
     return bSuccess;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/wininet/internet.h b/dlls/wininet/internet.h
index 75568faf253..adebaf681ee 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/internet.h
+++ b/dlls/wininet/internet.h
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ VOID INTERNET_SendCallback(object_header_t *hdr, DWORD_PTR dwContext,
 BOOL NETCON_connected(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection);
 BOOL NETCON_init(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connnection, BOOL useSSL);
 void NETCON_unload(void);
-BOOL NETCON_create(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection, int domain,
+DWORD NETCON_create(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection, int domain,
 	      int type, int protocol);
 BOOL NETCON_close(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection);
 BOOL NETCON_connect(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection, const struct sockaddr *serv_addr,
diff --git a/dlls/wininet/netconnection.c b/dlls/wininet/netconnection.c
index 16cce406533..7ab33ae8dd6 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/netconnection.c
+++ b/dlls/wininet/netconnection.c
@@ -385,21 +385,19 @@ static int sock_get_error( int err )
  * NETCON_create
  * Basically calls 'socket()'
  */
-BOOL NETCON_create(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection, int domain,
+DWORD NETCON_create(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection, int domain,
 	      int type, int protocol)
 {
 #ifdef SONAME_LIBSSL
     if (connection->useSSL)
-        return FALSE;
+        return ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
 #endif
 
     connection->socketFD = socket(domain, type, protocol);
     if (connection->socketFD == -1)
-    {
-        INTERNET_SetLastError(sock_get_error(errno));
-        return FALSE;
-    }
-    return TRUE;
+        return sock_get_error(errno);
+
+    return ERROR_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************