diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
index 3f830db9..54281a6e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class GatewayAutoConfiguration {
 		@Bean
 		@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 		public HttpClient httpClient(@Qualifier("nettyClientOptions") Consumer<? super HttpClientOptions.Builder> options) {
-			return HttpClient.create();
+			return HttpClient.create(options);
 		}
 
 		@Bean