diff --git a/lib/easy.c b/lib/easy.c
index 3341f46614..f97003fc66 100644
--- a/lib/easy.c
+++ b/lib/easy.c
@@ -914,10 +914,10 @@ struct Curl_easy *curl_easy_duphandle(struct Curl_easy *data)
   outcurl->progress.callback = data->progress.callback;
 
 #ifndef CURL_DISABLE_COOKIES
-  if(data->cookies) {
+  if(data->cookies && data->state.cookie_engine) {
     /* If cookies are enabled in the parent handle, we enable them
        in the clone as well! */
-    outcurl->cookies = Curl_cookie_init(data, NULL, outcurl->cookies,
+    outcurl->cookies = Curl_cookie_init(outcurl, NULL, outcurl->cookies,
                                         data->set.cookiesession);
     if(!outcurl->cookies)
       goto fail;