diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 8afedde..3bbd4ca 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_EARLY_DATA)
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C)
-    ssl->early_data_status = MBEDTLS_SSL_EARLY_DATA_STATUS_NOT_SENT;
+    ssl->early_data_status = MBEDTLS_SSL_EARLY_DATA_STATUS_UNKNOWN;
 #endif
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C)
     ssl->discard_early_data_record = MBEDTLS_SSL_EARLY_DATA_NO_DISCARD;