diff --git a/include/mbedtls/cipher.h b/include/mbedtls/cipher.h
index 1cafa6ec2..f5f56b55d 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/cipher.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/cipher.h
@@ -229,13 +229,13 @@ enum {
 /** Maximum length of any IV, in Bytes. */
 /* This should ideally be derived automatically from list of ciphers.
  * This should be kept in sync with MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_IV_LENGTH defined
- * in ssl_internal.h. */
+ * in ssl_misc.h. */
 #define MBEDTLS_MAX_IV_LENGTH      16
 
 /** Maximum block size of any cipher, in Bytes. */
 /* This should ideally be derived automatically from list of ciphers.
  * This should be kept in sync with MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_BLOCK_LENGTH defined
- * in ssl_internal.h. */
+ * in ssl_misc.h. */
 #define MBEDTLS_MAX_BLOCK_LENGTH   16
 
 /** Maximum key length, in Bytes. */
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ enum {
  * For now, only check whether XTS is enabled which uses 64 Byte keys,
  * and use 32 Bytes as an upper bound for the maximum key length otherwise.
  * This should be kept in sync with MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_BLOCK_LENGTH defined
- * in ssl_internal.h, which however deliberately ignores the case of XTS
+ * in ssl_misc.h, which however deliberately ignores the case of XTS
  * since the latter isn't used in SSL/TLS. */
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_CIPHER_MODE_XTS)
 #define MBEDTLS_MAX_KEY_LENGTH     64
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
index 7815ad9d0..16ed5b70f 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ typedef struct mbedtls_ssl_session mbedtls_ssl_session;
 typedef struct mbedtls_ssl_context mbedtls_ssl_context;
 typedef struct mbedtls_ssl_config  mbedtls_ssl_config;
 
-/* Defined in ssl_internal.h */
+/* Defined in ssl_misc.h */
 typedef struct mbedtls_ssl_transform mbedtls_ssl_transform;
 typedef struct mbedtls_ssl_handshake_params mbedtls_ssl_handshake_params;
 typedef struct mbedtls_ssl_sig_hash_set_t mbedtls_ssl_sig_hash_set_t;
diff --git a/library/ssl_cache.c b/library/ssl_cache.c
index 141c480df..bb5007bd1 100644
--- a/library/ssl_cache.c
+++ b/library/ssl_cache.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "mbedtls/ssl_cache.h"
-#include "ssl_internal.h"
+#include "ssl_misc.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 
diff --git a/library/ssl_cli.c b/library/ssl_cli.c
index 27e02469a..be68bcd2c 100644
--- a/library/ssl_cli.c
+++ b/library/ssl_cli.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "mbedtls/ssl.h"
-#include "ssl_internal.h"
+#include "ssl_misc.h"
 #include "mbedtls/debug.h"
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
 
diff --git a/library/ssl_cookie.c b/library/ssl_cookie.c
index 0824cd909..fa89a07d3 100644
--- a/library/ssl_cookie.c
+++ b/library/ssl_cookie.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "mbedtls/ssl_cookie.h"
-#include "ssl_internal.h"
+#include "ssl_misc.h"
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
 #include "mbedtls/platform_util.h"
 
diff --git a/library/ssl_internal.h b/library/ssl_misc.h
similarity index 99%
rename from library/ssl_internal.h
rename to library/ssl_misc.h
index 2097a6dd9..85f7fc46a 100644
--- a/library/ssl_internal.h
+++ b/library/ssl_misc.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * \file ssl_internal.h
+ * \file ssl_misc.h
  *
  * \brief Internal functions shared by the SSL modules
  */
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
  *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  *  limitations under the License.
  */
-#ifndef MBEDTLS_SSL_INTERNAL_H
-#define MBEDTLS_SSL_INTERNAL_H
+#ifndef MBEDTLS_SSL_MISC_H
+#define MBEDTLS_SSL_MISC_H
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
 #include "mbedtls/config.h"
@@ -1306,4 +1306,4 @@ void mbedtls_ssl_buffering_free( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl );
 void mbedtls_ssl_flight_free( mbedtls_ssl_flight_item *flight );
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS */
 
-#endif /* ssl_internal.h */
+#endif /* ssl_misc.h */
diff --git a/library/ssl_msg.c b/library/ssl_msg.c
index 06da868aa..17348f1d1 100644
--- a/library/ssl_msg.c
+++ b/library/ssl_msg.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "mbedtls/ssl.h"
-#include "ssl_internal.h"
+#include "ssl_misc.h"
 #include "mbedtls/debug.h"
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
 #include "mbedtls/platform_util.h"
diff --git a/library/ssl_srv.c b/library/ssl_srv.c
index 9385d4f77..66b9654ae 100644
--- a/library/ssl_srv.c
+++ b/library/ssl_srv.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "mbedtls/ssl.h"
-#include "ssl_internal.h"
+#include "ssl_misc.h"
 #include "mbedtls/debug.h"
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
 #include "mbedtls/platform_util.h"
diff --git a/library/ssl_ticket.c b/library/ssl_ticket.c
index cd1ea7e58..940e1a67a 100644
--- a/library/ssl_ticket.c
+++ b/library/ssl_ticket.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define mbedtls_free      free
 #endif
 
-#include "ssl_internal.h"
+#include "ssl_misc.h"
 #include "mbedtls/ssl_ticket.h"
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
 #include "mbedtls/platform_util.h"
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 659ef6b9c..59870bf92 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "mbedtls/ssl.h"
-#include "ssl_internal.h"
+#include "ssl_misc.h"
 #include "mbedtls/debug.h"
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
 #include "mbedtls/platform_util.h"
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls13_keys.c b/library/ssl_tls13_keys.c
index f197c05c8..4e8fb433b 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls13_keys.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls13_keys.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3_EXPERIMENTAL)
 
 #include "mbedtls/hkdf.h"
-#include "ssl_internal.h"
+#include "ssl_misc.h"
 #include "ssl_tls13_keys.h"
 
 #include <stdint.h>
diff --git a/programs/test/query_config.c b/programs/test/query_config.c
index 0bb6c1c44..93bca4b26 100644
--- a/programs/test/query_config.c
+++ b/programs/test/query_config.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 #include "mbedtls/x509_crt.h"
 #include "mbedtls/x509_csr.h"
 #include "mbedtls/xtea.h"
-#include "../../library/ssl_internal.h"
+#include "../../library/ssl_misc.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 
diff --git a/scripts/data_files/query_config.fmt b/scripts/data_files/query_config.fmt
index eff225e8a..ef8f7177d 100644
--- a/scripts/data_files/query_config.fmt
+++ b/scripts/data_files/query_config.fmt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 #include "mbedtls/x509_crt.h"
 #include "mbedtls/x509_csr.h"
 #include "mbedtls/xtea.h"
-#include "../../library/ssl_internal.h"
+#include "../../library/ssl_misc.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
index bd282774a..cff642b18 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* BEGIN_HEADER */
 #include <mbedtls/ssl.h>
-#include <ssl_internal.h>
+#include <ssl_misc.h>
 #include <mbedtls/ctr_drbg.h>
 #include <mbedtls/entropy.h>
 #include <mbedtls/certs.h>
diff --git a/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.vcxproj b/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.vcxproj
index 350eea8be..7c79493e1 100644
--- a/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.vcxproj
+++ b/visualc/VS2010/mbedTLS.vcxproj
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\library\psa_crypto_slot_management.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\library\psa_crypto_storage.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\library\rsa_internal.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="..\..\library\ssl_internal.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\library\ssl_invasive.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\library\ssl_misc.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\library\ssl_tls13_keys.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\3rdparty\everest\include\everest\everest.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\3rdparty\everest\include\everest\Hacl_Curve25519.h" />