diff --git a/server/reds-stream.c b/server/reds-stream.c
index 8ac296d2..77f9424d 100644
--- a/server/reds-stream.c
+++ b/server/reds-stream.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ ssize_t reds_stream_writev(RedsStream *s, const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt)
     int n;
     ssize_t ret = 0;
 
-    if (s->priv->writev != NULL) {
+    if (s->priv->writev != NULL && iovcnt > 1) {
         return s->priv->writev(s, iov, iovcnt);
     }