diff --git a/http2/transport.go b/http2/transport.go
index c9e1115a5..f965579f7 100644
--- a/http2/transport.go
+++ b/http2/transport.go
@@ -560,10 +560,11 @@ func (t *Transport) RoundTripOpt(req *http.Request, opt RoundTripOpt) (*http.Res
 		traceGotConn(req, cc, reused)
 		res, err := cc.RoundTrip(req)
 		if err != nil && retry <= 6 {
+			roundTripErr := err
 			if req, err = shouldRetryRequest(req, err); err == nil {
 				// After the first retry, do exponential backoff with 10% jitter.
 				if retry == 0 {
-					t.vlogf("RoundTrip retrying after failure: %v", err)
+					t.vlogf("RoundTrip retrying after failure: %v", roundTripErr)
 					continue
 				}
 				backoff := float64(uint(1) << (uint(retry) - 1))
@@ -572,7 +573,7 @@ func (t *Transport) RoundTripOpt(req *http.Request, opt RoundTripOpt) (*http.Res
 				timer := backoffNewTimer(d)
 				select {
 				case <-timer.C:
-					t.vlogf("RoundTrip retrying after failure: %v", err)
+					t.vlogf("RoundTrip retrying after failure: %v", roundTripErr)
 					continue
 				case <-req.Context().Done():
 					timer.Stop()