diff --git a/src/transports/git.c b/src/transports/git.c
index d99137bc4..45f571f20 100644
--- a/src/transports/git.c
+++ b/src/transports/git.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static int git_close(git_transport *t)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	t->parent.connected = 0;
+	t->connected = 0;
 
 #ifdef GIT_WIN32
 	WSACleanup();
diff --git a/src/transports/http.c b/src/transports/http.c
index 4aa2edabe..4139a2fa6 100644
--- a/src/transports/http.c
+++ b/src/transports/http.c
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ static int http_close(git_transport *transport)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	t->parent.connected = 0;
+	transport->connected = 0;
 
 	return 0;
 }