diff --git a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/traffic/AbstractTrafficShapingHandler.java b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/traffic/AbstractTrafficShapingHandler.java
index f0c70a3b4e..3a05e40af6 100644
--- a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/traffic/AbstractTrafficShapingHandler.java
+++ b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/traffic/AbstractTrafficShapingHandler.java
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTrafficShapingHandler extends ChannelDuplexHandler
         if (size > -1 && trafficCounter != null) {
             trafficCounter.bytesWriteFlowControl(size);
             if (writeLimit == 0) {
-                ctx.write(msg);
+                ctx.write(msg, promise);
                 return;
             }
             // compute the number of ms to wait before continue with the