diff --git a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandler.java b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandler.java
index a8fabaff56..9970eff926 100644
--- a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandler.java
+++ b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandler.java
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ public class SslHandler extends ByteToMessageDecoder implements ChannelOutboundH
             ctx.read();
         }
 
-        ctx.fireChannelReadComplete();
+        super.channelReadComplete(ctx);
     }
 
     /**