diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandler.java
index 02137263bd..36044dd2bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandler.java
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ public class SslHandler extends FrameDecoder
                         if (result.bytesProduced() > 0) {
                             outNetBuf.flip();
                             int remaining = outNetBuf.remaining();
-                            msg = ChannelBuffers.buffer(remaining);
+                            msg = ctx.getChannel().getConfig().getBufferFactory().getBuffer(remaining);
                             
                             // Transfer the bytes to the new ChannelBuffer using some safe method that will also
                             // work with "non" heap buffers
@@ -871,7 +871,8 @@ public class SslHandler extends FrameDecoder
 
                 if (result.bytesProduced() > 0) {
                     outNetBuf.flip();
-                    ChannelBuffer msg = ChannelBuffers.buffer(outNetBuf.remaining());
+                    ChannelBuffer msg = ctx.getChannel().getConfig().getBufferFactory().getBuffer(outNetBuf.remaining());
+
                     
                     // Transfer the bytes to the new ChannelBuffer using some safe method that will also
                     // work with "non" heap buffers