diff --git a/lib/setuplib.php b/lib/setuplib.php
index 984175a92b6..9be77f1ef46 100644
--- a/lib/setuplib.php
+++ b/lib/setuplib.php
@@ -904,7 +904,11 @@ function initialise_fullme() {
     // (That is, the Moodle server uses http, with an external box translating everything to https).
     if (empty($CFG->sslproxy)) {
         if ($rurl['scheme'] === 'http' and $wwwroot['scheme'] === 'https') {
-            print_error('sslonlyaccess', 'error');
+            if (defined('REQUIRE_CORRECT_ACCESS') && REQUIRE_CORRECT_ACCESS) {
+                print_error('sslonlyaccess', 'error');
+            } else {
+                redirect($CFG->wwwroot, get_string('wwwrootmismatch', 'error', $CFG->wwwroot), 3);
+            }
         }
     } else {
         if ($wwwroot['scheme'] !== 'https') {