diff --git a/buffer.go b/buffer.go
index c2609219..040c092c 100644
--- a/buffer.go
+++ b/buffer.go
@@ -150,11 +150,8 @@ func (b *buffer) takeCompleteBuffer() ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 // store stores buf, an updated buffer, if its suitable to do so.
-func (b *buffer) store(buf []byte) error {
-	if b.busy() {
-		return ErrBusyBuffer
-	} else if cap(buf) <= maxCachedBufSize && cap(buf) > cap(b.cachedBuf) {
+func (b *buffer) store(buf []byte) {
+	if cap(buf) <= maxCachedBufSize && cap(buf) > cap(b.cachedBuf) {
 		b.cachedBuf = buf[:cap(buf)]
 	}
-	return nil
 }
diff --git a/packets.go b/packets.go
index 4695fb81..736e4418 100644
--- a/packets.go
+++ b/packets.go
@@ -1191,9 +1191,7 @@ func (stmt *mysqlStmt) writeExecutePacket(args []driver.Value) error {
 		// In that case we must build the data packet with the new values buffer
 		if valuesCap != cap(paramValues) {
 			data = append(data[:pos], paramValues...)
-			if err = mc.buf.store(data); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+			mc.buf.store(data) // allow this buffer to be reused
 		}
 
 		pos += len(paramValues)