diff --git a/src/tls_wrap.cc b/src/tls_wrap.cc
index da18522d37b397..ff2f53f15c4ab5 100644
--- a/src/tls_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/tls_wrap.cc
@@ -210,10 +210,9 @@ void TLSWrap::SSLInfoCallback(const SSL* ssl_, int where, int ret) {
   if (!(where & (SSL_CB_HANDSHAKE_START | SSL_CB_HANDSHAKE_DONE)))
     return;
 
-  // Be compatible with older versions of OpenSSL. SSL_get_app_data() wants
-  // a non-const SSL* in OpenSSL <= 0.9.7e.
+  // SSL_renegotiate_pending() should take `const SSL*`, but it does not.
   SSL* ssl = const_cast<SSL*>(ssl_);
-  TLSWrap* c = static_cast<TLSWrap*>(SSL_get_app_data(ssl));
+  TLSWrap* c = static_cast<TLSWrap*>(SSL_get_app_data(ssl_));
   Environment* env = c->env();
   HandleScope handle_scope(env->isolate());
   Context::Scope context_scope(env->context());