diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index aa2c49d3..000dc013 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -340,11 +340,10 @@ func (co *Conn) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 		return co.Conn.Write(p)
 	}
 
-	l := make([]byte, 2)
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(l, uint16(len(p)))
-
-	n, err := (&net.Buffers{l, p}).WriteTo(co.Conn)
-	return int(n), err
+	msg := make([]byte, 2+len(p))
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(msg, uint16(len(p)))
+	copy(msg[2:], p)
+	return co.Conn.Write(msg)
 }
 
 // Return the appropriate timeout for a specific request
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 3ac8354c..4bff6eb4 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -396,6 +396,24 @@ func TestClientConn(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestClientConnWriteSinglePacket(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &countingConn{}
+	conn := Conn{
+		Conn: c,
+	}
+	m := new(Msg)
+	m.SetQuestion("miek.nl.", TypeTXT)
+	err := conn.WriteMsg(m)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to write: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if c.writes != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("incorrect number of Write calls")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTruncatedMsg(t *testing.T) {
 	m := new(Msg)
 	m.SetQuestion("miek.nl.", TypeSRV)
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 30dfd41d..eec02ef9 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -752,11 +752,10 @@ func (w *response) Write(m []byte) (int, error) {
 			return 0, &Error{err: "message too large"}
 		}
 
-		l := make([]byte, 2)
-		binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(l, uint16(len(m)))
-
-		n, err := (&net.Buffers{l, m}).WriteTo(w.tcp)
-		return int(n), err
+		msg := make([]byte, 2+len(m))
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(msg, uint16(len(m)))
+		copy(msg[2:], m)
+		return w.tcp.Write(msg)
 	default:
 		panic("dns: internal error: udp and tcp both nil")
 	}
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 6f4bb5a6..e3bbb5a2 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -1100,6 +1100,37 @@ func TestResponseDoubleClose(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+type countingConn struct {
+	net.Conn
+	writes int
+}
+
+func (c *countingConn) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	c.writes++
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+func TestResponseWriteSinglePacket(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &countingConn{}
+	rw := &response{
+		tcp: c,
+	}
+	rw.writer = rw
+
+	m := new(Msg)
+	m.SetQuestion("miek.nl.", TypeTXT)
+	m.Response = true
+	err := rw.WriteMsg(m)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to write: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if c.writes != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("incorrect number of Write calls")
+	}
+}
+
 type ExampleFrameLengthWriter struct {
 	Writer
 }