diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.h b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.h
index 90694f5..8e1a67b 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.h
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ typedef enum {
 #endif
 
 /**
- The flag to determine if each `AFHTTPRequestOperation` that will be enqueued with `enqueueHTTPRequestOperation:` should accept an invalid SSL certificate. If `_AFNETWORKING_ALLOW_INVALID_SSL_CERTIFICATES_` is set, this property defaults to YES for backwards compatibility support. Otherwise, this property defaults to NO.
+ The flag to determine if each `AFHTTPRequestOperation` is created in `HTTPRequestOperationWithRequest` should accept an invalid SSL certificate. If `_AFNETWORKING_ALLOW_INVALID_SSL_CERTIFICATES_` is set, this property defaults to YES for backwards compatibility support. Otherwise, this property defaults to NO.
  */
 @property (nonatomic,assign) BOOL allowInvalidSSLCertificate;
 
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m
index 9c3cd3c..8ecf643 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ static void AFNetworkReachabilityReleaseCallback(const void *info) {
 #ifdef _AFNETWORKING_PIN_SSL_CERTIFICATES_
     operation.SSLPinningMode = self.defaultSSLPinningMode;
 #endif
+    operation.allowInvalidSSLCertificate = self.allowInvalidSSLCertificate;
 
     return operation;
 }