diff --git a/boring/src/ssl/error.rs b/boring/src/ssl/error.rs
index bc792c11..014eb188 100644
--- a/boring/src/ssl/error.rs
+++ b/boring/src/ssl/error.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ use crate::ssl::MidHandshakeSslStream;
 pub struct ErrorCode(c_int);
 
 impl ErrorCode {
+    /// No error.
+    pub const NONE: ErrorCode = ErrorCode(ffi::SSL_ERROR_NONE);
+
     /// The SSL session has been closed.
     pub const ZERO_RETURN: ErrorCode = ErrorCode(ffi::SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN);
 
diff --git a/boring/src/ssl/mod.rs b/boring/src/ssl/mod.rs
index 91da2bbd..1524d8e0 100644
--- a/boring/src/ssl/mod.rs
+++ b/boring/src/ssl/mod.rs
@@ -2635,10 +2635,6 @@ impl SslRef {
         unsafe { ffi::SSL_write(self.as_ptr(), buf.as_ptr() as *const c_void, len) }
     }
 
-    fn get_error(&self, ret: c_int) -> ErrorCode {
-        unsafe { ErrorCode::from_raw(ffi::SSL_get_error(self.as_ptr(), ret)) }
-    }
-
     #[cfg(feature = "kx-safe-default")]
     fn set_curves_list(&mut self, curves: &str) -> Result<(), ErrorStack> {
         let curves = CString::new(curves).unwrap();
@@ -2683,6 +2679,15 @@ impl SslRef {
             .expect("invalid default server curves list");
     }
 
+    /// Returns an `ErrorCode` value for the most recent operation on this `SslRef`.
+    ///
+    /// This corresponds to [`SSL_get_error`].
+    ///
+    /// [`SSL_get_error`]: https://github.com/google/boringssl/blob/master/include/openssl/ssl.h#L475
+    pub fn error_code(&self, ret: c_int) -> ErrorCode {
+        unsafe { ErrorCode::from_raw(ffi::SSL_get_error(self.as_ptr(), ret)) }
+    }
+
     /// Like [`SslContextBuilder::set_verify`].
     ///
     /// This corresponds to [`SSL_set_verify`].
@@ -3762,7 +3767,7 @@ impl<S> SslStream<S> {
     fn make_error(&mut self, ret: c_int) -> Error {
         self.check_panic();
 
-        let code = self.ssl.get_error(ret);
+        let code = self.ssl.error_code(ret);
 
         let cause = match code {
             ErrorCode::SSL => Some(InnerError::Ssl(ErrorStack::get())),