diff --git src/network/kernel/qauthenticator.cpp src/network/kernel/qauthenticator.cpp
index 47ce9ab0c6..4ba827ef03 100644
--- a/src/network/kernel/qauthenticator.cpp
+++ b/src/network/kernel/qauthenticator.cpp
@@ -443,8 +443,10 @@ void QAuthenticatorPrivate::parseHttpResponse(const QList<QPair<QByteArray, QByt
         break;
     case DigestMd5: {
         this->options[QLatin1String("realm")] = realm = QString::fromLatin1(options.value("realm"));
-        if (options.value("stale").compare("true", Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
+        if (options.value("stale").compare("true", Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0) {
             phase = Start;
+            nonceCount = 0;
+        }
         if (user.isEmpty() && password.isEmpty())
             phase = Done;
         break;