diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
index e80ecca292..49df738514 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
@@ -851,8 +851,9 @@ static esp_err_t esp_http_check_response(esp_http_client_handle_t client)
         case HttpStatus_PermanentRedirect:
             if (client->disable_auto_redirect) {
                 http_dispatch_event(client, HTTP_EVENT_REDIRECT, NULL, 0);
+            } else {
+                ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_http_client_set_redirection(client));
             }
-            esp_http_client_set_redirection(client);
             client->redirect_counter ++;
             client->process_again = 1;
             break;
diff --git a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/esp_http_client_example.c b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/esp_http_client_example.c
index 7fac32e6e6..a24724a089 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/esp_http_client_example.c
+++ b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/esp_http_client_example.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ esp_err_t _http_event_handler(esp_http_client_event_t *evt)
             ESP_LOGD(TAG, "HTTP_EVENT_REDIRECT");
             esp_http_client_set_header(evt->client, "From", "user@example.com");
             esp_http_client_set_header(evt->client, "Accept", "text/html");
+            esp_http_client_set_redirection(evt->client);
             break;
     }
     return ESP_OK;