diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/SslConnectorCustomizer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/SslConnectorCustomizer.java
index 92bd0b8a841f..ea49d05dc755 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/SslConnectorCustomizer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/SslConnectorCustomizer.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.coyote.ProtocolHandler;
 import org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11JsseProtocol;
-import org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol;
 import org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SSLHostConfig;
 import org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SSLHostConfigCertificate;
 import org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SSLHostConfigCertificate.Type;
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ private void applySslBundle(AbstractHttp11JsseProtocol<?> protocol, SSLHostConfi
 			String ciphers = StringUtils.arrayToCommaDelimitedString(options.getCiphers());
 			sslHostConfig.setCiphers(ciphers);
 		}
-		configureSslStoreProvider(protocol, sslHostConfig, certificate, stores);
+		configureSslStores(sslHostConfig, certificate, stores);
 		configureEnabledProtocols(sslHostConfig, options);
 	}
 
@@ -132,10 +131,8 @@ private void configureSslClientAuth(SSLHostConfig config) {
 		config.setCertificateVerification(ClientAuth.map(this.clientAuth, "none", "optional", "required"));
 	}
 
-	private void configureSslStoreProvider(AbstractHttp11JsseProtocol<?> protocol, SSLHostConfig sslHostConfig,
-			SSLHostConfigCertificate certificate, SslStoreBundle stores) {
-		Assert.isInstanceOf(Http11NioProtocol.class, protocol,
-				"SslStoreProvider can only be used with Http11NioProtocol");
+	private void configureSslStores(SSLHostConfig sslHostConfig, SSLHostConfigCertificate certificate,
+			SslStoreBundle stores) {
 		try {
 			if (stores.getKeyStore() != null) {
 				certificate.setCertificateKeystore(stores.getKeyStore());
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatServletWebServerFactoryTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatServletWebServerFactoryTests.java
index 70a9e4a27d30..1b684e981841 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatServletWebServerFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/tomcat/TomcatServletWebServerFactoryTests.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 import org.apache.catalina.valves.RemoteIpValve;
 import org.apache.coyote.ProtocolHandler;
 import org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Protocol;
+import org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Nio2Protocol;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.HttpHostConnectException;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.classic.HttpClient;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.classic.HttpClients;
@@ -681,6 +682,20 @@ void shouldUpdateSslWhenReloadingSslBundles() throws Exception {
 		assertThat(verifier.getLastPrincipal()).isEqualTo("CN=2");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void sslWithHttp11Nio2Protocol() throws Exception {
+		TomcatServletWebServerFactory factory = getFactory();
+		addTestTxtFile(factory);
+		factory.setProtocol(Http11Nio2Protocol.class.getName());
+		factory.setSsl(getSsl(null, "password", "src/test/resources/test.jks"));
+		this.webServer = factory.getWebServer();
+		this.webServer.start();
+		SSLConnectionSocketFactory socketFactory = new SSLConnectionSocketFactory(
+				new SSLContextBuilder().loadTrustMaterial(null, new TrustSelfSignedStrategy()).build());
+		HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory = createHttpComponentsRequestFactory(socketFactory);
+		assertThat(getResponse(getLocalUrl("https", "/test.txt"), requestFactory)).isEqualTo("test");
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected JspServlet getJspServlet() throws ServletException {
 		Tomcat tomcat = ((TomcatWebServer) this.webServer).getTomcat();