diff --git a/library/ssl_misc.h b/library/ssl_misc.h
index 9ac48c7..9b3f4cd 100644
--- a/library/ssl_misc.h
+++ b/library/ssl_misc.h
@@ -213,23 +213,19 @@
  * Check that we obey the standard's message size bounds
  */
 
-#if MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_CONTENT_LEN > 16384
-#error "Bad configuration - record content too large."
+#if MBEDTLS_SSL_IN_CONTENT_LEN > 16384
+#error "Bad configuration - incoming record content too large."
 #endif
 
-#if MBEDTLS_SSL_IN_CONTENT_LEN > MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_CONTENT_LEN
-#error "Bad configuration - incoming record content should not be larger than MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_CONTENT_LEN."
+#if MBEDTLS_SSL_OUT_CONTENT_LEN > 16384
+#error "Bad configuration - outgoing record content too large."
 #endif
 
-#if MBEDTLS_SSL_OUT_CONTENT_LEN > MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_CONTENT_LEN
-#error "Bad configuration - outgoing record content should not be larger than MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_CONTENT_LEN."
-#endif
-
-#if MBEDTLS_SSL_IN_PAYLOAD_LEN > MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_CONTENT_LEN + 2048
+#if MBEDTLS_SSL_IN_PAYLOAD_LEN > MBEDTLS_SSL_IN_CONTENT_LEN + 2048
 #error "Bad configuration - incoming protected record payload too large."
 #endif
 
-#if MBEDTLS_SSL_OUT_PAYLOAD_LEN > MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_CONTENT_LEN + 2048
+#if MBEDTLS_SSL_OUT_PAYLOAD_LEN > MBEDTLS_SSL_OUT_CONTENT_LEN + 2048
 #error "Bad configuration - outgoing protected record payload too large."
 #endif