diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index b63d4d6d49..0649a69cc7 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ func (cli *Client) DaemonHost() string {
 
 // HTTPClient returns a copy of the HTTP client bound to the server
 func (cli *Client) HTTPClient() *http.Client {
-	return &*cli.client
+	c := *cli.client
+	return &c
 }
 
 // ParseHostURL parses a url string, validates the string is a host url, and