diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index c2f18c5dd..29c62fe89 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -16528,6 +16528,23 @@ int SendCertificateStatus(WOLFSSL* ssl)
 
 #endif /* WOLFSSL_NO_TLS12 */
 
+
+/* If secure renegotiation is disabled, this will always return false.
+ * Otherwise it checks to see if we are currently renegotiating. */
+static WC_INLINE int IsSCR(WOLFSSL* ssl)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_SECURE_RENEGOTIATION
+    (void)ssl;
+#else /* HAVE_SECURE_RENEGOTIATION */
+    if (ssl->secure_renegotiation &&
+            ssl->secure_renegotiation->enabled &&
+            ssl->options.handShakeState != HANDSHAKE_DONE)
+        return 1;
+#endif /* HAVE_SECURE_RENEGOTIATION */
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 int SendData(WOLFSSL* ssl, const void* data, int sz)
 {
     int sent = 0,  /* plainText size */
@@ -16569,7 +16586,7 @@ int SendData(WOLFSSL* ssl, const void* data, int sz)
     }
     else
 #endif
-    if (ssl->options.handShakeState != HANDSHAKE_DONE) {
+    if (ssl->options.handShakeState != HANDSHAKE_DONE && !IsSCR(ssl)) {
         int err;
         WOLFSSL_MSG("handshake not complete, trying to finish");
         if ( (err = wolfSSL_negotiate(ssl)) != WOLFSSL_SUCCESS) {