diff --git a/source/libsmb/clireadwrite.c b/source/libsmb/clireadwrite.c
index 057e647..806c57c 100644
--- a/source/libsmb/clireadwrite.c
+++ b/source/libsmb/clireadwrite.c
@@ -489,6 +489,8 @@ static bool cli_issue_write(struct cli_state *cli,
 	/* We can only do direct writes if not signing and not encrypting. */
 	bool direct_writes = !client_is_signing_on(cli) && !cli_encryption_on(cli);
 
+	direct_writes = false;
+
 	if (!direct_writes && size + 1 > cli->bufsize) {
 		cli->outbuf = (char *)SMB_REALLOC(cli->outbuf, size + 1024);
 		if (!cli->outbuf) {