--- a/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_frames.c
+++ b/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_frames.c
@@ -485,40 +485,6 @@ ngx_quic_alloc_chain(ngx_connection_t *c
 
 
 ngx_chain_t *
-ngx_quic_copy_buf(ngx_connection_t *c, u_char *data, size_t len)
-{
-    size_t        n;
-    ngx_buf_t    *b;
-    ngx_chain_t  *cl, *out, **ll;
-
-    out = NULL;
-    ll = &out;
-
-    while (len) {
-        cl = ngx_quic_alloc_chain(c);
-        if (cl == NULL) {
-            return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
-        }
-
-        b = cl->buf;
-        n = ngx_min((size_t) (b->end - b->last), len);
-
-        b->last = ngx_cpymem(b->last, data, n);
-
-        data += n;
-        len -= n;
-
-        *ll = cl;
-        ll = &cl->next;
-    }
-
-    *ll = NULL;
-
-    return out;
-}
-
-
-ngx_chain_t *
 ngx_quic_write_buffer(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_quic_buffer_t *qb,
     ngx_chain_t *in, uint64_t limit, uint64_t offset)
 {

--- a/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_frames.h
+++ b/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_frames.h
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ ngx_int_t ngx_quic_split_frame(ngx_conne
     size_t len);
 
 ngx_chain_t *ngx_quic_alloc_chain(ngx_connection_t *c);
-ngx_chain_t *ngx_quic_copy_buf(ngx_connection_t *c, u_char *data,
-    size_t len);
 void ngx_quic_free_chain(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t *in);
 
 ngx_chain_t *ngx_quic_read_buffer(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_quic_buffer_t *qb,

--- a/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_ssl.c
+++ b/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_ssl.c
@@ -183,10 +183,13 @@ ngx_quic_add_handshake_data(ngx_ssl_conn
 {
     u_char                 *p, *end;
     size_t                  client_params_len;
+    ngx_buf_t               buf;
+    ngx_chain_t            *out, cl;
     const uint8_t          *client_params;
     ngx_quic_tp_t           ctp;
     ngx_quic_frame_t       *frame;
     ngx_connection_t       *c;
+    ngx_quic_buffer_t       qb;
     ngx_quic_send_ctx_t    *ctx;
     ngx_quic_connection_t  *qc;
 #if defined(TLSEXT_TYPE_application_layer_protocol_negotiation)
@@ -263,16 +266,34 @@ ngx_quic_add_handshake_data(ngx_ssl_conn
 
     ctx = ngx_quic_get_send_ctx(qc, level);
 
+    ngx_memzero(&buf, sizeof(ngx_buf_t));
+
+    buf.pos = (u_char *) data;
+    buf.last = buf.pos + len;
+    buf.temporary = 1;
+
+    cl.buf = &buf;
+    cl.next = NULL;
+
+    ngx_memzero(&qb, sizeof(ngx_quic_buffer_t));
+
+    if (ngx_quic_write_buffer(c, &qb, &cl, len, 0) == NGX_CHAIN_ERROR) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    out = ngx_quic_read_buffer(c, &qb, len);
+    if (out == NGX_CHAIN_ERROR) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    ngx_quic_free_buffer(c, &qb);
+
     frame = ngx_quic_alloc_frame(c);
     if (frame == NULL) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    frame->data = ngx_quic_copy_buf(c, (u_char *) data, len);
-    if (frame->data == NGX_CHAIN_ERROR) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
+    frame->data = out;
     frame->level = level;
     frame->type = NGX_QUIC_FT_CRYPTO;
     frame->u.crypto.offset = ctx->crypto_sent;