diff --git a/ext/openssl/ossl_ssl.c b/ext/openssl/ossl_ssl.c
index 3b425ca..40e748c 100644
--- a/ext/openssl/ossl_ssl.c
+++ b/ext/openssl/ossl_ssl.c
@@ -1870,6 +1870,11 @@ ossl_ssl_read_internal(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self, int nonblock)
 	return str;
 
     GetSSL(self, ssl);
+
+#ifdef SSL_OP_IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_EOF
+    SSL_set_options(ssl, SSL_OP_IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_EOF);
+#endif
+
     io = rb_attr_get(self, id_i_io);
     GetOpenFile(io, fptr);
     if (ssl_started(ssl)) {