diff --git a/ssl/s3_srvr.c b/ssl/s3_srvr.c
index 535b61b83a..e3d8c786b5 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_srvr.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_srvr.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ int ssl3_get_client_hello(SSL *s)
 		session_length = *(p + SSL3_RANDOM_SIZE);
 		cookie_length = *(p + SSL3_RANDOM_SIZE + session_length + 1);
 
-		if (cookie_len == 0)
+		if (cookie_length == 0)
 			return 1;
 		}