--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_memcached_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_memcached_module.c
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ ngx_http_memcached_handler(ngx_http_requ
         return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
     }
 
+    u->schema = mlcf->upstream.schema;
+
     u->peer.log = r->connection->log;
     u->peer.log_error = NGX_ERROR_ERR;
 #if (NGX_THREADS)
@@ -616,8 +618,6 @@ ngx_http_memcached_pass(ngx_conf_t *cf, 
 
     clcf->handler = ngx_http_memcached_handler;
 
-    lcf->upstream.location = clcf->name;
-
     if (clcf->name.data[clcf->name.len - 1] == '/') {
         clcf->auto_redirect = 1;
     }