diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c b/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c
index d913f4f43..726775122 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c
@@ -967,7 +967,6 @@ ngx_quic_handle_crypto_frame(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_quic_header_t *pkt,
     int                sslerr;
     ssize_t            n;
     ngx_ssl_conn_t    *ssl_conn;
-    ngx_quic_frame_t  *frame;
 
     if (f->offset != 0x0) {
         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, c->log, 0,
@@ -1014,6 +1013,10 @@ ngx_quic_handle_crypto_frame(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_quic_header_t *pkt,
         ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
                         "handshake completed successfully");
 
+#if (NGX_QUIC_DRAFT_VERSION >= 27)
+        {
+        ngx_quic_frame_t  *frame;
+
         frame = ngx_pcalloc(c->pool, sizeof(ngx_quic_frame_t));
         if (frame == NULL) {
             return NGX_ERROR;
@@ -1024,6 +1027,8 @@ ngx_quic_handle_crypto_frame(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_quic_header_t *pkt,
         frame->type = NGX_QUIC_FT_HANDSHAKE_DONE;
         ngx_sprintf(frame->info, "HANDSHAKE DONE on handshake completed");
         ngx_quic_queue_frame(c->quic, frame);
+        }
+#endif
     }
 
     ngx_log_debug2(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,