diff --git a/ext/openssl/ossl_ssl.c b/ext/openssl/ossl_ssl.c
index 3b425ca..40e748c 100644
--- a/ext/openssl/ossl_ssl.c
+++ b/ext/openssl/ossl_ssl.c
     GetSSL(self, ssl);
     if (!ssl_started(ssl))
         rb_raise(eSSLError, "SSL session is not started yet");
+
+#ifdef SSL_OP_IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_EOF
+    SSL_set_options(ssl, SSL_OP_IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_EOF);
+#endif
 
     ilen = NUM2INT(len);
     if (NIL_P(str))