diff --git a/bufferevent_openssl.c b/bufferevent_openssl.c
index 3843b314..8f2c3dfd 100644
--- a/bufferevent_openssl.c
+++ b/bufferevent_openssl.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ consider_writing(struct bufferevent_openssl *bev_ssl)
 		target = bev_ssl->underlying->output;
 		wm = &bev_ssl->underlying->wm_write;
 	}
-	while ((bev_ssl->bev.bev.enabled & EV_WRITE) &&
+	if ((bev_ssl->bev.bev.enabled & EV_WRITE) &&
 	    (! bev_ssl->bev.write_suspended) &&
 	    evbuffer_get_length(output) &&
 	    (!target || (! wm->high || evbuffer_get_length(target) < wm->high))) {
@@ -769,8 +769,6 @@ consider_writing(struct bufferevent_openssl *bev_ssl)
 		else
 			n_to_write = WRITE_FRAME;
 		r = do_write(bev_ssl, n_to_write);
-		if (r <= 0)
-			break;
 	}
 
 	if (!bev_ssl->underlying) {