diff --git a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/OpenSslClientSessionCache.java b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/OpenSslClientSessionCache.java
index eb16683eade5..66238c4cfd36 100644
--- a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/OpenSslClientSessionCache.java
+++ b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/OpenSslClientSessionCache.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ boolean setSession(long ssl, OpenSslSession session, String host, int port) {
                     if (toBeRemoved == null) {
                         toBeRemoved = new ArrayList<NativeSslSession>(2);
                     }
-                    toBeRemoved.add(nativeSslSession);
+                    toBeRemoved.add(sslSession);
                 }
             }