diff --git a/src/tls_openssl.c b/src/tls_openssl.c
index 28e36be..0df6f0a 100644
--- a/src/tls_openssl.c
+++ b/src/tls_openssl.c
@@ -575,6 +575,9 @@ tls_t *tls_new(xmpp_conn_t *conn)
 
         /* Enable bug workarounds. */
         SSL_CTX_set_options(tls->ssl_ctx, SSL_OP_ALL);
+#ifdef SSL_OP_IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_EOF
+        SSL_CTX_set_options(tls->ssl_ctx, SSL_OP_IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_EOF);
+#endif
 
         /* Disable insecure SSL/TLS versions. */
         SSL_CTX_set_options(tls->ssl_ctx, SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2); /* DROWN */