diff --git a/lib/socks_sspi.c b/lib/socks_sspi.c
index 69b0004219..54049e8c99 100644
--- a/lib/socks_sspi.c
+++ b/lib/socks_sspi.c
@@ -325,8 +325,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_SOCKS5_gssapi_negotiate(struct Curl_cfilter *cf,
   infof(data, "SOCKS5 server supports GSS-API %s data protection.",
         (gss_enc == 0) ? "no" :
         ((gss_enc == 1) ? "integrity":"confidentiality") );
-  /* force to no data protection, avoid encryption/decryption for now */
-  gss_enc = 0;
+
   /*
    * Sending the encryption type in clear seems wrong. It should be
    * protected with gss_seal()/gss_wrap(). See RFC1961 extract below