diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index 41e35e1531..4eabf0c876 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -3662,10 +3662,16 @@ static CURLcode create_conn(struct Curl_easy *data,
       conn_candidate = Curl_conncache_extract_oldest(data);
       if(conn_candidate)
         Curl_disconnect(data, conn_candidate, FALSE);
-      else {
-        infof(data, "No connections available in cache");
-        connections_available = FALSE;
-      }
+      else
+#ifndef CURL_DISABLE_DOH
+        if(data->set.dohfor)
+          infof(data, "Allowing DoH to override max connection limit");
+        else
+#endif
+        {
+          infof(data, "No connections available in cache");
+          connections_available = FALSE;
+        }
     }
 
     if(!connections_available) {