diff --git a/http2/transport.go b/http2/transport.go
index fb92984b0..42ad18144 100644
--- a/http2/transport.go
+++ b/http2/transport.go
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ func (t *Transport) expectContinueTimeout() time.Duration {
 }
 
 func (t *Transport) NewClientConn(c net.Conn) (*ClientConn, error) {
-	return t.newClientConn(c, false)
+	return t.newClientConn(c, t.disableKeepAlives())
 }
 
 func (t *Transport) newClientConn(c net.Conn, singleUse bool) (*ClientConn, error) {