--- a/netwerk/protocol/http/nsHttpChannelAuthProvider.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/http/nsHttpChannelAuthProvider.cpp
@@ -830,17 +830,17 @@ nsHttpChannelAuthProvider::GetCredential
     }
 
     mConnectionBased = !!(authFlags & nsIHttpAuthenticator::CONNECTION_BASED);
 
     // It's legal if the peer closes the connection after the first 401/7.
     // Making the connection sticky will prevent its restart giving the user
     // a 'network reset' error every time.  Hence, we mark the connection
     // as restartable.
-    mAuthChannel->ConnectionRestartable(mConnectionBased && !authAtProgress);
+    mAuthChannel->ConnectionRestartable(!authAtProgress);
 
     if (identityInvalid) {
         if (entry) {
             if (ident->Equals(entry->Identity())) {
                 if (!identFromURI) {
                     LOG(("  clearing bad auth cache entry\n"));
                     // ok, we've already tried this user identity, so clear the
                     // corresponding entry from the auth cache.