diff -Naur a/engine.ipp b/engine.ipp
--- a/engine.ipp	2014-06-03 11:55:08.000000000 +0530
+++ b/engine.ipp	2014-06-03 11:55:43.000000000 +0530
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 
   // SSL v2 doesn't provide a protocol-level shutdown, so an eof on the
   // underlying transport is passed through.
-  if (ssl_ && ssl_->version == SSL2_VERSION)
+  if (ssl_->version == SSL2_VERSION)
     return ec;
 
   // Otherwise, the peer should have negotiated a proper shutdown.