diff --git a/lib/vquic/curl_osslq.c b/lib/vquic/curl_osslq.c
index 3fd2daf92f..4d72797199 100644
--- a/lib/vquic/curl_osslq.c
+++ b/lib/vquic/curl_osslq.c
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ struct cf_osslq_ctx {
   struct bufc_pool stream_bufcp;     /* chunk pool for streams */
   struct uint_hash streams;          /* hash `data->mid` to `h3_stream_ctx` */
   size_t max_stream_window;          /* max flow window for one stream */
-  uint64_t max_idle_ms;              /* max idle time for QUIC connection */
   SSL_POLL_ITEM *poll_items;         /* Array for polling on writable state */
   struct Curl_easy **curl_items;     /* Array of easy objs */
   size_t items_max;                  /* max elements in poll/curl_items */
@@ -1228,6 +1227,9 @@ static CURLcode cf_osslq_ctx_start(struct Curl_cfilter *cf,
   SSL_set_connect_state(ctx->tls.ossl.ssl);
   SSL_set_incoming_stream_policy(ctx->tls.ossl.ssl,
                                  SSL_INCOMING_STREAM_POLICY_ACCEPT, 0);
+  /* from our side, there is no idle timeout */
+  SSL_set_value_uint(ctx->tls.ossl.ssl,
+    SSL_VALUE_CLASS_FEATURE_REQUEST, SSL_VALUE_QUIC_IDLE_TIMEOUT, 0);
   /* setup the H3 things on top of the QUIC connection */
   result = cf_osslq_h3conn_init(ctx, ctx->tls.ossl.ssl, cf);
 
@@ -2243,7 +2245,7 @@ static bool cf_osslq_conn_is_alive(struct Curl_cfilter *cf,
   /* Added in OpenSSL v3.3.x */
   {
     timediff_t idletime;
-    uint64_t idle_ms = ctx->max_idle_ms;
+    uint64_t idle_ms = 0;
     if(!SSL_get_value_uint(ctx->tls.ossl.ssl,
                            SSL_VALUE_CLASS_FEATURE_NEGOTIATED,
                            SSL_VALUE_QUIC_IDLE_TIMEOUT, &idle_ms)) {