Index: src/SSLSocket.m
==================================================================
--- src/SSLSocket.m
+++ src/SSLSocket.m
@@ -217,15 +217,13 @@
 		isAtEndOfStream = YES;
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-- (size_t)_writeNBytes: (size_t)length
-	    fromBuffer: (const char*)buffer
+- (void)_writeNBytes: (size_t)length
+	  fromBuffer: (const char*)buffer
 {
-	ssize_t ret;
-
 	if (length > INT_MAX)
 		@throw [OFOutOfRangeException newWithClass: isa];
 
 	if (sock == INVALID_SOCKET)
 		@throw [OFNotConnectedException newWithClass: isa
@@ -245,16 +243,14 @@
 #endif
 
 		@throw e;
 	}
 
-	if ((ret = SSL_write(ssl, buffer, (int)length)) < 1)
+	if (SSL_write(ssl, buffer, (int)length) < 1)
 		@throw [OFWriteFailedException newWithClass: isa
 						     stream: self
 					    requestedLength: length];
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 - (size_t)pendingBytes
 {
 	return [super pendingBytes] + SSL_pending(ssl);