diff --git a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/ReferenceCountedOpenSslEngine.java b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/ReferenceCountedOpenSslEngine.java
index 7dfb118ac0..dae3eae7c6 100644
--- a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/ReferenceCountedOpenSslEngine.java
+++ b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/ReferenceCountedOpenSslEngine.java
@@ -348,8 +348,7 @@ public class ReferenceCountedOpenSslEngine extends SSLEngine implements Referenc
                 }
 
                 if (!jdkCompatibilityMode) {
-                    SSL.setMode(ssl, SSL.getMode(ssl) | SSL.SSL_MODE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_WRITE
-                            | SSL.SSL_MODE_ENABLE_FALSE_START);
+                    SSL.setMode(ssl, SSL.getMode(ssl) | SSL.SSL_MODE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_WRITE);
                 }
 
                 // setMode may impact the overhead.