diff --git a/src/tls_wrap.cc b/src/tls_wrap.cc
index fcce8aad104340..3ef4380a916fe2 100644
--- a/src/tls_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/tls_wrap.cc
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ void TLSWrap::InitSSL() {
   SSL_set_verify(ssl_.get(), SSL_VERIFY_NONE, crypto::VerifyCallback);
 
 #ifdef SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS
-  long mode = SSL_get_mode(ssl_.get());  // NOLINT(runtime/int)
-  SSL_set_mode(ssl_.get(), mode | SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS);
+  SSL_set_mode(ssl_.get(), SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS);
 #endif  // SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS
 
   SSL_set_app_data(ssl_.get(), this);