diff --git a/lib/vtls/vtls.c b/lib/vtls/vtls.c
index 65f4f773dd63b1..1e6272b9f2d817 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/vtls.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/vtls.c
@@ -407,8 +407,9 @@ bool Curl_ssl_getsessionid(struct Curl_easy *data,
 
   DEBUGASSERT(SSL_SET_OPTION(primary.sessionid));
 
-  if(!SSL_SET_OPTION(primary.sessionid))
-    /* session ID re-use is disabled */
+  if(!SSL_SET_OPTION(primary.sessionid) || !data->state.session)
+    /* session ID re-use is disabled or the session cache has not been
+       setup */
     return TRUE;
 
   /* Lock if shared */