diff --git a/library/ssl_msg.c b/library/ssl_msg.c
index b8ecdfe..7da5674 100644
--- a/library/ssl_msg.c
+++ b/library/ssl_msg.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
 
     memcpy( header, ctr, 8 );
     header[8] = (unsigned char)  type;
-    header[9] = MBEDTLS_PUT_UINT16_BE( len, header, 9);
+    MBEDTLS_PUT_UINT16_BE( len, header, 9);
 
     memset( padding, 0x36, padlen );
     mbedtls_md_starts( md_ctx );