diff --git a/ssl/s3_pkt.c b/ssl/s3_pkt.c
index ee103cd..d1a18ee 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_pkt.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_pkt.c
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@
 		if (i <= 0)
 			{
 			rb->left = left;
-			if (s->mode & SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS)
+			if (s->mode & SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS &&
+			    SSL_version(s) != DTLS1_VERSION && SSL_version(s) != DTLS1_BAD_VER)
 				if (len+left == 0)
 					ssl3_release_read_buffer(s);
 			return(i);
@@ -866,7 +867,8 @@
 			{
 			wb->left=0;
 			wb->offset+=i;
-			if (s->mode & SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS)
+			if (s->mode & SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS &&
+			    SSL_version(s) != DTLS1_VERSION && SSL_version(s) != DTLS1_BAD_VER)
 				ssl3_release_write_buffer(s);
 			s->rwstate=SSL_NOTHING;
 			return(s->s3->wpend_ret);