diff --git a/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py b/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py
index 5c169c07e87..b310a3e59c1 100644
--- a/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py
+++ b/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ def send(self, conn):
         # - most common is origin form URI
         if self.method == hdrs.METH_CONNECT:
             path = '{}:{}'.format(self.url.raw_host, self.url.port)
-        elif self.proxy and not self.ssl:
+        elif self.proxy and not self.is_ssl():
             path = str(self.url)
         else:
             path = self.url.raw_path