diff --git a/src/node_crypto_bio.cc b/src/node_crypto_bio.cc
index d17ee21e78..d69eeb8f9b 100644
--- a/src/node_crypto_bio.cc
+++ b/src/node_crypto_bio.cc
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ void NodeBIO::Write(const char* data, size_t size) {
 
     // Go to next buffer if there still are some bytes to write
     if (left != 0) {
-      if (write_head_->next_->write_pos_ == kBufferLength) {
+      if (write_head_->write_pos_ == kBufferLength) {
         Buffer* next = new Buffer();
         next->next_ = write_head_->next_;
         write_head_->next_ = next;