diff --git a/src/client/connect/dns.rs b/src/client/connect/dns.rs
index 0036fa2d8c..03f504291f 100644
--- a/src/client/connect/dns.rs
+++ b/src/client/connect/dns.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ impl SocketAddrs {
                 iter: vec![SocketAddr::V4(addr)].into_iter(),
             });
         }
-        let host = host.trim_start_matches('[').trim_end_matches(']');
         if let Ok(addr) = host.parse::<Ipv6Addr>() {
             let addr = SocketAddrV6::new(addr, port, 0, 0);
             return Some(SocketAddrs {
diff --git a/src/client/connect/http.rs b/src/client/connect/http.rs
index 50bb3309a0..8616c4a6ea 100644
--- a/src/client/connect/http.rs
+++ b/src/client/connect/http.rs
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ where
         let config = &self.config;
 
         let (host, port) = get_host_port(config, &dst)?;
+        let host = host.trim_start_matches('[').trim_end_matches(']');
 
         // If the host is already an IP addr (v4 or v6),
         // skip resolving the dns and start connecting right away.