diff --git a/librb/src/mbedtls.c b/librb/src/mbedtls.c
index 629830b9..a8471fdc 100644
--- a/librb/src/mbedtls.c
+++ b/librb/src/mbedtls.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ rb_ssl_read_or_write(bool do_read, rb_fde_t *F, void *rbuf, const void *wbuf, si
 		default:
 			F->ssl_errno = ret;
 			errno = EIO;
-			return RB_RW_IO_ERROR;
+			return RB_RW_SSL_ERROR;
 		}
 	}