diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index e37122f..2927974 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -7974,7 +7974,7 @@
     if( ( ret = ssl_handshake_init( ssl ) ) != 0 )
         goto error;
 
-    ssl->pend_alert_msg   = MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_NONE;
+    ssl->pending_fatal_alert_msg = MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_NONE;
 
     return( 0 );
 
@@ -9828,12 +9828,12 @@
         ret = mbedtls_ssl_handshake_server_step( ssl );
 #endif
 
-    if( ssl->pend_alert_msg != MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_NONE )
+    if( ssl->pending_fatal_alert_msg != MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_NONE )
     {
         mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl,
                                         MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
-                                        ssl->pend_alert_msg );
-        ssl->pend_alert_msg   = MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_NONE;
+                                        ssl->pending_fatal_alert_msg );
+        ssl->pending_fatal_alert_msg   = MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_NONE;
     }
     return( ret );
 }