--- a/dom/network/TCPSocketParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/network/TCPSocketParent.cpp
@@ -142,19 +142,28 @@ TCPSocketParent::RecvOpenBind(const nsCS
   nsCOMPtr<nsISocketTransportService> sts =
     do_GetService("@mozilla.org/network/socket-transport-service;1", &rv);
   if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
     FireInteralError(this, __LINE__);
     return IPC_OK();
   }
 
   nsCOMPtr<nsISocketTransport> socketTransport;
-  rv = sts->CreateTransport(nullptr, 0,
-                            aRemoteHost, aRemotePort,
-                            nullptr, getter_AddRefs(socketTransport));
+  if (aUseSSL) {
+    const char* socketTypes[1];
+    socketTypes[0] = "ssl";
+    rv = sts->CreateTransport(socketTypes, 1,
+                              aRemoteHost, aRemotePort,
+                              nullptr, getter_AddRefs(socketTransport));
+  } else {
+    rv = sts->CreateTransport(nullptr, 0,
+                              aRemoteHost, aRemotePort,
+                              nullptr, getter_AddRefs(socketTransport));
+  }
+
   if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
     FireInteralError(this, __LINE__);
     return IPC_OK();
   }
 
   // in most cases aReuseAddrPort is false, but ICE TCP needs
   // sockets options set that allow addr/port reuse
   socketTransport->SetReuseAddrPort(aReuseAddrPort);