diff --git a/ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c b/ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c
index 79d3c21fb..d6e922c65 100644
--- a/ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c
+++ b/ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ int ssl3_write_pending(SSL *s, int type, const unsigned char *buf,
             s->rwstate = SSL_NOTHING;
             return (s->rlayer.wpend_ret);
         } else if (i <= 0) {
-            if (s->version == DTLS1_VERSION || s->version == DTLS1_BAD_VER) {
+            if (SSL_IS_DTLS(s)) {
                 /*
                  * For DTLS, just drop it. That's kind of the whole point in
                  * using a datagram service