diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
index 4609e73bd..b99be9396 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_HELLO_VERIFY_REQUIRED             -0x6A80  /**< DTLS client must retry for hello verification */
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL                  -0x6A00  /**< A buffer is too small to receive or write a message */
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_NO_USABLE_CIPHERSUITE             -0x6980  /**< None of the common ciphersuites is usable (eg, no suitable certificate, see debug messages). */
-#define MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_READ                         -0x6900  /**< No data of requested type currently available on underlying transport. */
-#define MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_WRITE                        -0x6880  /**< Connection requires a write call. */
+#define MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_READ                         -0xFF6900  /**< No data of requested type currently available on underlying transport. */
+#define MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_WRITE                        -0xFF6880  /**< Connection requires a write call. */
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_TIMEOUT                           -0x6800  /**< The operation timed out. */
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_CLIENT_RECONNECT                  -0x6780  /**< The client initiated a reconnect from the same port. */
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_UNEXPECTED_RECORD                 -0x6700  /**< Record header looks valid but is not expected. */