diff --git a/lib/nss.c b/lib/nss.c
index 51e62ee..c7c7e5f 100644
--- a/lib/nss.c
+++ b/lib/nss.c
@@ -1353,8 +1353,8 @@ int Curl_nss_send(struct connectdata *conn,  /* connection data */
     err = PR_GetError();
 
     if(err == PR_IO_TIMEOUT_ERROR) {
-      failf(data, "SSL connection timeout");
-      return CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT;
+      failf(data, "SSL connection send timeout");
+      return -1;
     }
 
     failf(conn->data, "SSL write: error %d", err);
@@ -1394,8 +1394,8 @@ ssize_t Curl_nss_recv(struct connectdata * conn, /* connection data */
       return -1; /* basically EWOULDBLOCK */
     }
     if(err == PR_IO_TIMEOUT_ERROR) {
-      failf(data, "SSL connection timeout");
-      return CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT;
+      failf(data, "SSL connection receive timeout");
+      return -1;
     }
     failf(conn->data, "SSL read: errno %d", err);
     return -1;