diff --git a/httprl.module b/httprl.module
index 36edd12..7cebda9 100755
--- a/httprl.module
+++ b/httprl.module
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ function httprl_build_url_self($path = '', $detect_schema = FALSE) {
  */
 function httprl_request($url, array $options = array()) {
   global $base_root;
+  static $https_flags;
   $result = new stdClass();
 
   // Parse the URL and make sure we can handle the schema.
@@ -195,12 +196,26 @@ function httprl_request($url, array $options = array()) {
       return $result;
   }
 
+  $flags = STREAM_CLIENT_ASYNC_CONNECT|STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT;
+
+  // Workaround for PHP bug with STREAM_CLIENT_ASYNC_CONNECT and SSL
+  // https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=48182 - Fixed in PHP 5.2.11 and 5.3.1
+  if ($uri['scheme'] == 'https') {
+    if (!isset($https_flags) && (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.2.11', '<') || version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.3.0', '='))) {
+      $https_flags = STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT;
+    }
+    else {
+      $https_flags = STREAM_CLIENT_ASYNC_CONNECT|STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT;
+    }
+    $flags = $https_flags;
+  }
+
   if (empty($options['context'])) {
-    $fp = @stream_socket_client($socket, $errno, $errstr, $options['timeout'], STREAM_CLIENT_ASYNC_CONNECT|STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT);
+    $fp = @stream_socket_client($socket, $errno, $errstr, $options['timeout'], $flags);
   }
   else {
     // Create a stream with context. Allows verification of a SSL certificate.
-    $fp = @stream_socket_client($socket, $errno, $errstr, $options['timeout'], STREAM_CLIENT_ASYNC_CONNECT|STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT, $options['context']);
+    $fp = @stream_socket_client($socket, $errno, $errstr, $options['timeout'], $flags, $options['context']);
   }
 
   // Make sure the socket opened properly.