1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/ext/openssl/ossl_ssl.c b/ext/openssl/ossl_ssl.c
index 9f374b65..d68c64d5 100644
--- a/ext/openssl/ossl_ssl.c
+++ b/ext/openssl/ossl_ssl.c
@@ -1958,9 +1958,11 @@ ossl_ssl_read_internal(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self, int nonblock)
 	else
 	    rb_str_modify_expand(str, ilen - RSTRING_LEN(str));
     }
-    rb_str_set_len(str, 0);
-    if (ilen == 0)
-	return str;
+
+    if (ilen == 0) {
+        rb_str_set_len(str, 0);
+        return str;
+    }
 
     VALUE io = rb_attr_get(self, id_i_io);