diff --git a/ssl/statem/statem.c b/ssl/statem/statem.c
index bd7d89a4610d126b2131c05777a3eb2fa5b7fb59..a1c5a2152297ca7f22d63561e68035b2373aa2d5 100644
--- a/ssl/statem/statem.c
+++ b/ssl/statem/statem.c
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ static SUB_STATE_RETURN read_state_machine(SSL *s)
             case WORK_ERROR:
             case WORK_MORE_A:
             case WORK_MORE_B:
+            case WORK_MORE_C:
                 return SUB_STATE_ERROR;
 
             case WORK_FINISHED_CONTINUE:
@@ -706,6 +707,7 @@ static SUB_STATE_RETURN write_state_machine(SSL *s)
             case WORK_ERROR:
             case WORK_MORE_A:
             case WORK_MORE_B:
+            case WORK_MORE_C:
                 return SUB_STATE_ERROR;
 
             case WORK_FINISHED_CONTINUE:
@@ -745,6 +747,7 @@ static SUB_STATE_RETURN write_state_machine(SSL *s)
             case WORK_ERROR:
             case WORK_MORE_A:
             case WORK_MORE_B:
+            case WORK_MORE_C:
                 return SUB_STATE_ERROR;
 
             case WORK_FINISHED_CONTINUE:
diff --git a/ssl/statem/statem.h b/ssl/statem/statem.h
index 021d2d06ce310291ceb3087611aeda2a0b6ce120..906f2ec5bc00c7235b87d24e0684fcb27a81671f 100644
--- a/ssl/statem/statem.h
+++ b/ssl/statem/statem.h
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ typedef enum {
     /* We're working on phase A */
     WORK_MORE_A,
     /* We're working on phase B */
-    WORK_MORE_B
+    WORK_MORE_B,
+    /* We're working on phase C */
+    WORK_MORE_C
 } WORK_STATE;
 
 /* Write transition return codes */