diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 2f48a3fb8..dfee448fc 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -10400,13 +10400,8 @@ static int GetRecordHeader(WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* input, word32* inOutIdx,
         else {
             WOLFSSL_MSG("SSL version error");
             /* send alert per RFC5246 Appendix E. Backward Compatibility */
-            if (ssl->options.side == WOLFSSL_CLIENT_END) {
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_MYSQL_COMPATIBLE
-                SendAlert(ssl, alert_fatal, wc_protocol_version);
-#else
-                SendAlert(ssl, alert_fatal, protocol_version);
-#endif
-            }
+            if (ssl->options.side == WOLFSSL_CLIENT_END)
+                SendAlert(ssl, alert_fatal, wolfssl_alert_protocol_version);
             WOLFSSL_ERROR_VERBOSE(VERSION_ERROR);
             return VERSION_ERROR;              /* only use requested version */
         }
@@ -18471,24 +18466,12 @@ const char* AlertTypeToString(int type)
                 return decrypt_error_str;
             }
 
-    #ifdef WOLFSSL_MYSQL_COMPATIBLE
-    /* catch name conflict for enum protocol with MYSQL build */
-        case wc_protocol_version:
-            {
-                static const char wc_protocol_version_str[] =
-                    "wc_protocol_version";
-                return wc_protocol_version_str;
-            }
-
-    #else
-        case protocol_version:
+        case wolfssl_alert_protocol_version:
             {
                 static const char protocol_version_str[] =
                     "protocol_version";
                 return protocol_version_str;
             }
-
-    #endif
         case insufficient_security:
             {
                 static const char insufficient_security_str[] =
diff --git a/src/tls.c b/src/tls.c
index 8c0c8bbd1..f40f410b5 100644
--- a/src/tls.c
+++ b/src/tls.c
@@ -6038,11 +6038,7 @@ static int TLSX_SupportedVersions_Parse(WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* input,
             set = 1;
         }
         if (!set) {
- #ifdef WOLFSSL_MYSQL_COMPATIBLE
-            SendAlert(ssl, alert_fatal, wc_protocol_version);
- #else
-            SendAlert(ssl, alert_fatal, protocol_version);
- #endif
+            SendAlert(ssl, alert_fatal, wolfssl_alert_protocol_version);
             WOLFSSL_ERROR_VERBOSE(VERSION_ERROR);
             return VERSION_ERROR;
         }
diff --git a/src/tls13.c b/src/tls13.c
index 87191db85..af8a7e15f 100644
--- a/src/tls13.c
+++ b/src/tls13.c
@@ -5671,11 +5671,7 @@ int DoTls13ClientHello(WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* input, word32* inOutIdx,
     /* this check pass for DTLS Major (0xff) */
     if (args->pv.major < SSLv3_MAJOR) {
         WOLFSSL_MSG("Legacy version field contains unsupported value");
- #ifdef WOLFSSL_MYSQL_COMPATIBLE
-        SendAlert(ssl, alert_fatal, wc_protocol_version);
- #else
-        SendAlert(ssl, alert_fatal, protocol_version);
- #endif
+        SendAlert(ssl, alert_fatal, wolfssl_alert_protocol_version);
         ERROR_OUT(INVALID_PARAMETER, exit_dch);
     }
 
diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index bb3a63390..4ec90eec5 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -768,6 +768,11 @@ enum AlertDescription {
     no_application_protocol         = 120
 };
 
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_MYSQL_COMPATIBLE
+#define wolfssl_alert_protocol_version wc_protocol_version
+#else
+#define wolfssl_alert_protocol_version protocol_version
+#endif
 
 enum AlertLevel {
     alert_none = 0, /* Used to indicate no alert level is set */