diff --git a/ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c b/ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c
index 4535f89a1e3f346b64bf28915c81ce873c4a72d5..28de7c384ea68e1978b5e96005e75dd5999b0578 100644
--- a/ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c
+++ b/ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c
@@ -1463,14 +1463,12 @@ int ssl3_read_bytes(SSL *s, int type, int *recvd_type, unsigned char *buf,
     switch (SSL3_RECORD_get_type(rr)) {
     default:
         /*
-         * TLS up to v1.1 just ignores unknown message types: TLS v1.2 give
-         * an unexpected message alert.
+         * TLS 1.0 and 1.1 say you SHOULD ignore unrecognised record types, but
+         * TLS 1.2 says you MUST send an unexpected message alert. We use the
+         * TLS 1.2 behaviour for all protocol versions to prevent issues where
+         * no progress is being made and the peer continually sends unrecognised
+         * record types, using up resources processing them.
          */
-        if (s->version >= TLS1_VERSION && s->version <= TLS1_1_VERSION) {
-            SSL3_RECORD_set_length(rr, 0);
-            SSL3_RECORD_set_read(rr);
-            goto start;
-        }
         al = SSL_AD_UNEXPECTED_MESSAGE;
         SSLerr(SSL_F_SSL3_READ_BYTES, SSL_R_UNEXPECTED_RECORD);
         goto f_err;