diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dnstls-openssl.c b/src/resolve/resolved-dnstls-openssl.c
index 5d92230075..f269e4d648 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dnstls-openssl.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dnstls-openssl.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <openssl/bio.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
-#include <string.h>
 
 #include "io-util.h"
 #include "resolved-dns-stream.h"
@@ -35,11 +34,9 @@ static int dnstls_flush_write_buffer(DnsStream *stream) {
                         return ss;
                 } else {
                         stream->dnstls_data.write_buffer->length -= ss;
+                        stream->dnstls_data.write_buffer->data += ss;
 
                         if (stream->dnstls_data.write_buffer->length > 0) {
-                                memmove(stream->dnstls_data.write_buffer->data,
-                                        stream->dnstls_data.write_buffer->data + ss,
-                                        stream->dnstls_data.write_buffer->length);
                                 stream->dnstls_events |= EPOLLOUT;
                                 return -EAGAIN;
                         }