diff --git a/include/libtorrent/ssl_stream.hpp b/include/libtorrent/ssl_stream.hpp
index 2582f724a..c2f9ec3d9 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/ssl_stream.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/ssl_stream.hpp
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ public:
 	template <class GettableSocketOption>
 	void get_option(GettableSocketOption& opt)
 	{
-		m_sock.get_option(opt);
+		m_sock.next_layer().get_option(opt);
 	}
 #endif
 
 	template <class GettableSocketOption>
 	error_code get_option(GettableSocketOption& opt, error_code& ec)
 	{
-		return m_sock.get_option(opt, ec);
+		return m_sock.next_layer().get_option(opt, ec);
 	}
 
 #ifndef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS