diff --git a/ssl/handshake_client.cc b/ssl/handshake_client.cc
index 1fb43fb..1f26242 100644
--- a/ssl/handshake_client.cc
+++ b/ssl/handshake_client.cc
@@ -720,6 +720,12 @@
   // an error code sooner. The caller may use this error code to implement the
   // fallback described in RFC 8446 appendix D.3.
   if (hs->early_data_offered) {
+    // Disconnect early writes. This ensures subsequent |SSL_write| calls query
+    // the handshake which, in turn, will replay the error code rather than fail
+    // at the |write_shutdown| check. See https://crbug.com/1078515.
+    // TODO(davidben): Should all handshake errors do this? What about record
+    // decryption failures?
+    hs->can_early_write = false;
     OPENSSL_PUT_ERROR(SSL, SSL_R_WRONG_VERSION_ON_EARLY_DATA);
     ssl_send_alert(ssl, SSL3_AL_FATAL, SSL_AD_PROTOCOL_VERSION);
     return ssl_hs_error;