diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactories.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactories.java
index 232d87b846..9ce340b689 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactories.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactories.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public final class ClientHttpRequestFactories {
 			PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager connectionManager = PoolingHttpClientConnectionManagerBuilder.create()
 				.setDefaultSocketConfig(socketConfig)
 				.build();
-			return HttpClientBuilder.create().setConnectionManager(connectionManager).build();
+			return HttpClientBuilder.create().useSystemProperties().setConnectionManager(connectionManager).build();
 		}
 
 	}