diff --git a/include/mbedtls/aes.h b/include/mbedtls/aes.h
index 4662260cb..94ee58a83 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/aes.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/aes.h
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void mbedtls_aes_xts_free( mbedtls_aes_xts_context *ctx );
  * \return         \c 0 on success.
  * \return         #MBEDTLS_ERR_AES_INVALID_KEY_LENGTH on failure.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_aes_setkey_enc( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx, const unsigned char *key,
                     unsigned int keybits );
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ int mbedtls_aes_setkey_enc( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx, const unsigned char *key,
  * \return         \c 0 on success.
  * \return         #MBEDTLS_ERR_AES_INVALID_KEY_LENGTH on failure.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_aes_setkey_dec( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx, const unsigned char *key,
                     unsigned int keybits );
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ int mbedtls_aes_setkey_dec( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx, const unsigned char *key,
  * \return         \c 0 on success.
  * \return         #MBEDTLS_ERR_AES_INVALID_KEY_LENGTH on failure.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_aes_xts_setkey_enc( mbedtls_aes_xts_context *ctx,
                                 const unsigned char *key,
                                 unsigned int keybits );
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ int mbedtls_aes_xts_setkey_enc( mbedtls_aes_xts_context *ctx,
  * \return         \c 0 on success.
  * \return         #MBEDTLS_ERR_AES_INVALID_KEY_LENGTH on failure.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_aes_xts_setkey_dec( mbedtls_aes_xts_context *ctx,
                                 const unsigned char *key,
                                 unsigned int keybits );
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ int mbedtls_aes_xts_setkey_dec( mbedtls_aes_xts_context *ctx,
 
  * \return         \c 0 on success.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_aes_crypt_ecb( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
                     int mode,
                     const unsigned char input[16],
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ int mbedtls_aes_crypt_ecb( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
  * \return         #MBEDTLS_ERR_AES_INVALID_INPUT_LENGTH
  *                 on failure.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_aes_crypt_cbc( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
                     int mode,
                     size_t length,
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ int mbedtls_aes_crypt_cbc( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
  *                     smaller than an AES block in size (16 Bytes) or if \p
  *                     length is larger than 2^20 blocks (16 MiB).
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_aes_crypt_xts( mbedtls_aes_xts_context *ctx,
                            int mode,
                            size_t length,
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ int mbedtls_aes_crypt_xts( mbedtls_aes_xts_context *ctx,
  *
  * \return         \c 0 on success.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_aes_crypt_cfb128( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
                        int mode,
                        size_t length,
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ int mbedtls_aes_crypt_cfb128( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
  *
  * \return         \c 0 on success.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_aes_crypt_cfb8( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
                     int mode,
                     size_t length,
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ int mbedtls_aes_crypt_cfb8( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
  *
  * \return         \c 0 on success.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_aes_crypt_ofb( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
                        size_t length,
                        size_t *iv_off,
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ int mbedtls_aes_crypt_ofb( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
  *
  * \return                 \c 0 on success.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_aes_crypt_ctr( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
                        size_t length,
                        size_t *nc_off,
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ int mbedtls_aes_crypt_ctr( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
  *
  * \return          \c 0 on success.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_internal_aes_encrypt( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
                                   const unsigned char input[16],
                                   unsigned char output[16] );
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ int mbedtls_internal_aes_encrypt( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
  *
  * \return          \c 0 on success.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_internal_aes_decrypt( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
                                   const unsigned char input[16],
                                   unsigned char output[16] );
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED void mbedtls_aes_decrypt( mbedtls_aes_context *ctx,
  * \return         \c 0 on success.
  * \return         \c 1 on failure.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_CRITICAL
 int mbedtls_aes_self_test( int verbose );
 
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SELF_TEST */
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/des.h b/include/mbedtls/des.h
index a82ecf843..325aab536 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/des.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/des.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void mbedtls_des_key_set_parity( unsigned char key[MBEDTLS_DES_KEY_SIZE] );
  *                 security risk. We recommend considering stronger ciphers
  *                 instead.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_des_key_check_key_parity( const unsigned char key[MBEDTLS_DES_KEY_SIZE] );
 
 /**
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ int mbedtls_des_key_check_key_parity( const unsigned char key[MBEDTLS_DES_KEY_SI
  *                 security risk. We recommend considering stronger ciphers
  *                 instead.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_des_key_check_weak( const unsigned char key[MBEDTLS_DES_KEY_SIZE] );
 
 /**
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ int mbedtls_des_key_check_weak( const unsigned char key[MBEDTLS_DES_KEY_SIZE] );
  *                 security risk. We recommend considering stronger ciphers
  *                 instead.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_des_setkey_enc( mbedtls_des_context *ctx, const unsigned char key[MBEDTLS_DES_KEY_SIZE] );
 
 /**
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ int mbedtls_des_setkey_enc( mbedtls_des_context *ctx, const unsigned char key[MB
  *                 security risk. We recommend considering stronger ciphers
  *                 instead.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_des_setkey_dec( mbedtls_des_context *ctx, const unsigned char key[MBEDTLS_DES_KEY_SIZE] );
 
 /**
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ int mbedtls_des_setkey_dec( mbedtls_des_context *ctx, const unsigned char key[MB
  *
  * \return         0
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_des3_set2key_enc( mbedtls_des3_context *ctx,
                       const unsigned char key[MBEDTLS_DES_KEY_SIZE * 2] );
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ int mbedtls_des3_set2key_enc( mbedtls_des3_context *ctx,
  *
  * \return         0
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_des3_set2key_dec( mbedtls_des3_context *ctx,
                       const unsigned char key[MBEDTLS_DES_KEY_SIZE * 2] );
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ int mbedtls_des3_set2key_dec( mbedtls_des3_context *ctx,
  *
  * \return         0
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_des3_set3key_enc( mbedtls_des3_context *ctx,
                       const unsigned char key[MBEDTLS_DES_KEY_SIZE * 3] );
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ int mbedtls_des3_set3key_enc( mbedtls_des3_context *ctx,
  *
  * \return         0
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_des3_set3key_dec( mbedtls_des3_context *ctx,
                       const unsigned char key[MBEDTLS_DES_KEY_SIZE * 3] );
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ int mbedtls_des3_set3key_dec( mbedtls_des3_context *ctx,
  *                 security risk. We recommend considering stronger ciphers
  *                 instead.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_des_crypt_ecb( mbedtls_des_context *ctx,
                     const unsigned char input[8],
                     unsigned char output[8] );
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ int mbedtls_des_crypt_ecb( mbedtls_des_context *ctx,
  *                 security risk. We recommend considering stronger ciphers
  *                 instead.
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_des_crypt_cbc( mbedtls_des_context *ctx,
                     int mode,
                     size_t length,
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ int mbedtls_des_crypt_cbc( mbedtls_des_context *ctx,
  *
  * \return         0 if successful
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_des3_crypt_ecb( mbedtls_des3_context *ctx,
                      const unsigned char input[8],
                      unsigned char output[8] );
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ int mbedtls_des3_crypt_ecb( mbedtls_des3_context *ctx,
  *
  * \return         0 if successful, or MBEDTLS_ERR_DES_INVALID_INPUT_LENGTH
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_TYPICAL
 int mbedtls_des3_crypt_cbc( mbedtls_des3_context *ctx,
                      int mode,
                      size_t length,
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void mbedtls_des_setkey( uint32_t SK[32],
  *
  * \return         0 if successful, or 1 if the test failed
  */
-MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN
+MBEDTLS_CHECK_RETURN_CRITICAL
 int mbedtls_des_self_test( int verbose );
 
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SELF_TEST */