diff --git a/src/ssl-protocol.pac b/src/ssl-protocol.pac
index 2f58bbb171..5d96db8714 100644
--- a/src/ssl-protocol.pac
+++ b/src/ssl-protocol.pac
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ type CiphertextRecord(rec: SSLRecord, is_orig: bool) = record {
 ######################################################################
 
 type SSLPDU(is_orig: bool) = record {
-	records : SSLRecord(is_orig)[] &until($input.length() == 0);
+	records : SSLRecord(is_orig)[] &until($element == 0);
 } &byteorder = bigendian;