diff --git a/apps/s_time.c b/apps/s_time.c
index 998ef72b88..a7a25229a9 100644
--- a/apps/s_time.c
+++ b/apps/s_time.c
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ int s_time_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                    fmt_http_get_cmd, www_path);
             if (SSL_write(scon, buf, buf_len) <= 0)
                 goto end;
-            while ((i = SSL_read(scon, buf, sizeof(buf))) > 0)
-                bytes_read += i;
+            while ((i = SSL_read(scon, buf, sizeof(buf))) > 0 || SSL_get_error(scon, i) == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ)
+                if (i > 0) bytes_read += i;
         }
 #ifdef NO_SHUTDOWN
         SSL_set_shutdown(scon, SSL_SENT_SHUTDOWN | SSL_RECEIVED_SHUTDOWN);
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ int s_time_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                fmt_http_get_cmd, www_path);
         if (SSL_write(scon, buf, buf_len) <= 0)
             goto end;
-        while (SSL_read(scon, buf, sizeof(buf)) > 0)
+        while ((i = SSL_read(scon, buf, sizeof(buf))) > 0 || SSL_get_error(scon, i) == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ)
             continue;
     }
 #ifdef NO_SHUTDOWN
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@ int s_time_main(int argc, char **argv)
                          www_path);
             if (SSL_write(scon, buf, strlen(buf)) <= 0)
                 goto end;
-            while ((i = SSL_read(scon, buf, sizeof(buf))) > 0)
-                bytes_read += i;
+            while ((i = SSL_read(scon, buf, sizeof(buf))) > 0 || SSL_get_error(scon, i) == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ)
+                if (i > 0) bytes_read += i;
         }
 #ifdef NO_SHUTDOWN
         SSL_set_shutdown(scon, SSL_SENT_SHUTDOWN | SSL_RECEIVED_SHUTDOWN);