--- a/src/core/ngx_connection.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_connection.c
@@ -372,7 +372,9 @@ ngx_close_listening_sockets(ngx_cycle_t 
 ngx_connection_t *
 ngx_get_connection(ngx_socket_t s, ngx_log_t *log)
 {
-    ngx_connection_t *c;
+    ngx_uint_t         instance;
+    ngx_event_t       *rev, *wev;
+    ngx_connection_t  *c;
 
     /* disable warning: Win32 SOCKET is u_int while UNIX socket is int */
 
@@ -407,6 +409,32 @@ ngx_get_connection(ngx_socket_t s, ngx_l
         ngx_cycle->files[s] = c;
     }
 
+    rev = c->read;
+    wev = c->write;
+
+    ngx_memzero(c, sizeof(ngx_connection_t));
+
+    c->read = rev;
+    c->write = wev;
+    c->fd = s;
+    c->log = log;
+
+    instance = rev->instance;
+
+    ngx_memzero(rev, sizeof(ngx_event_t));
+    ngx_memzero(wev, sizeof(ngx_event_t));
+
+    rev->instance = !instance;
+    wev->instance = !instance;
+
+    rev->index = NGX_INVALID_INDEX;
+    wev->index = NGX_INVALID_INDEX;
+
+    rev->data = c;
+    wev->data = c;
+
+    wev->write = 1;
+
     return c;
 }