diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_spdy.c b/src/http/ngx_http_spdy.c
index b5aa9931c..accfcb1d4 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_spdy.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_spdy.c
@@ -494,9 +494,9 @@ ngx_http_spdy_send_output_queue(ngx_http_spdy_connection_t *sc)
         out = frame;
 
         ngx_log_debug5(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, c->log, 0,
-                       "spdy frame out: %p sid:%ui prio:%ui bl:%d size:%uz",
+                       "spdy frame out: %p sid:%ui prio:%ui bl:%d len:%uz",
                        out, out->stream ? out->stream->id : 0, out->priority,
-                       out->blocked, out->size);
+                       out->blocked, out->length);
     }
 
     cl = c->send_chain(c, cl, 0);
@@ -537,9 +537,9 @@ ngx_http_spdy_send_output_queue(ngx_http_spdy_connection_t *sc)
         }
 
         ngx_log_debug4(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, c->log, 0,
-                       "spdy frame sent: %p sid:%ui bl:%d size:%uz",
+                       "spdy frame sent: %p sid:%ui bl:%d len:%uz",
                        out, out->stream ? out->stream->id : 0,
-                       out->blocked, out->size);
+                       out->blocked, out->length);
     }
 
     frame = NULL;
@@ -1587,9 +1587,7 @@ ngx_http_spdy_send_settings(ngx_http_spdy_connection_t *sc)
     frame->handler = ngx_http_spdy_settings_frame_handler;
     frame->stream = NULL;
 #if (NGX_DEBUG)
-    frame->size = NGX_SPDY_FRAME_HEADER_SIZE
-                  + NGX_SPDY_SETTINGS_NUM_SIZE
-                  + NGX_SPDY_SETTINGS_PAIR_SIZE;
+    frame->length = NGX_SPDY_SETTINGS_NUM_SIZE + NGX_SPDY_SETTINGS_PAIR_SIZE;
 #endif
     frame->priority = NGX_SPDY_HIGHEST_PRIORITY;
     frame->blocked = 0;
@@ -1637,7 +1635,7 @@ ngx_http_spdy_settings_frame_handler(ngx_http_spdy_connection_t *sc,
 
 
 static ngx_http_spdy_out_frame_t *
-ngx_http_spdy_get_ctl_frame(ngx_http_spdy_connection_t *sc, size_t size,
+ngx_http_spdy_get_ctl_frame(ngx_http_spdy_connection_t *sc, size_t length,
     ngx_uint_t priority)
 {
     ngx_chain_t                *cl;
@@ -1677,13 +1675,13 @@ ngx_http_spdy_get_ctl_frame(ngx_http_spdy_connection_t *sc, size_t size,
     }
 
 #if (NGX_DEBUG)
-    if (size > NGX_SPDY_CTL_FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE - NGX_SPDY_FRAME_HEADER_SIZE) {
+    if (length > NGX_SPDY_CTL_FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE - NGX_SPDY_FRAME_HEADER_SIZE) {
         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, sc->pool->log, 0,
-                      "requested control frame is too big: %uz", size);
+                      "requested control frame is too big: %uz", length);
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    frame->size = size;
+    frame->length = length;
 #endif
 
     frame->priority = priority;
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_spdy.h b/src/http/ngx_http_spdy.h
index 3dab0fecb..652b88f01 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_spdy.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_spdy.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ struct ngx_http_spdy_out_frame_s {
                                         ngx_http_spdy_out_frame_t *frame);
 
     ngx_http_spdy_stream_t          *stream;
-    size_t                           size;
+    size_t                           length;
 
     ngx_uint_t                       priority;
     unsigned                         blocked:1;
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_spdy_filter_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_spdy_filter_module.c
index bc39ec2aa..6cf4aea42 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_spdy_filter_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_spdy_filter_module.c
@@ -560,13 +560,14 @@ ngx_http_spdy_header_filter(ngx_http_request_t *r)
 
     r->header_size = len;
 
+    len -= NGX_SPDY_FRAME_HEADER_SIZE;
+
     if (r->header_only) {
         b->last_buf = 1;
-        p = ngx_spdy_frame_write_flags_and_len(p, NGX_SPDY_FLAG_FIN,
-                                             len - NGX_SPDY_FRAME_HEADER_SIZE);
+        p = ngx_spdy_frame_write_flags_and_len(p, NGX_SPDY_FLAG_FIN, len);
+
     } else {
-        p = ngx_spdy_frame_write_flags_and_len(p, 0,
-                                             len - NGX_SPDY_FRAME_HEADER_SIZE);
+        p = ngx_spdy_frame_write_flags_and_len(p, 0, len);
     }
 
     (void) ngx_spdy_frame_write_sid(p, stream->id);
@@ -588,14 +589,14 @@ ngx_http_spdy_header_filter(ngx_http_request_t *r)
     frame->last = cl;
     frame->handler = ngx_http_spdy_syn_frame_handler;
     frame->stream = stream;
-    frame->size = len;
+    frame->length = len;
     frame->priority = stream->priority;
     frame->blocked = 1;
     frame->fin = r->header_only;
 
     ngx_log_debug3(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, stream->request->connection->log, 0,
-                   "spdy:%ui create SYN_REPLY frame %p: size:%uz",
-                   stream->id, frame, frame->size);
+                   "spdy:%ui create SYN_REPLY frame %p: len:%uz",
+                   stream->id, frame, frame->length);
 
     ngx_http_spdy_queue_blocked_frame(sc, frame);
 
@@ -881,7 +882,7 @@ ngx_http_spdy_filter_get_data_frame(ngx_http_spdy_stream_t *stream,
     frame->last = last;
     frame->handler = ngx_http_spdy_data_frame_handler;
     frame->stream = stream;
-    frame->size = NGX_SPDY_FRAME_HEADER_SIZE + len;
+    frame->length = len;
     frame->priority = stream->priority;
     frame->blocked = 0;
     frame->fin = last->buf->last_buf;
@@ -1043,7 +1044,7 @@ ngx_http_spdy_handle_frame(ngx_http_spdy_stream_t *stream,
 
     r = stream->request;
 
-    r->connection->sent += frame->size;
+    r->connection->sent += NGX_SPDY_FRAME_HEADER_SIZE + frame->length;
 
     if (frame->fin) {
         stream->out_closed = 1;