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 75601111c1d..bbf29699a8f 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
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector;
 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;
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ class SslConnectorCustomizer {
 			String ciphers = StringUtils.arrayToCommaDelimitedString(options.getCiphers());
 			sslHostConfig.setCiphers(ciphers);
 		}
-		configureSslStoreProvider(protocol, sslHostConfig, certificate, stores);
+		configureSslStores(sslHostConfig, certificate, stores);
 		configureEnabledProtocols(sslHostConfig, options);
 	}
 
@@ -119,10 +118,8 @@ class SslConnectorCustomizer {
 		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 67eb768b9d3..c3236a95174 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
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import org.apache.catalina.util.CharsetMapper;
 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;
@@ -682,6 +683,20 @@ class TomcatServletWebServerFactoryTests extends AbstractServletWebServerFactory
 		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();