diff --git a/library/ssl_msg.c b/library/ssl_msg.c
index 65ad324..58063c7 100644
--- a/library/ssl_msg.c
+++ b/library/ssl_msg.c
@@ -5595,8 +5595,8 @@
         if (ssl_tls13_is_new_session_ticket(ssl)) {
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS)
             MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG(3, ("NewSessionTicket received"));
-            if (ssl->conf->new_session_tickets_enabled ==
-                MBEDTLS_SSL_ENABLE_NEW_SESSION_TICKETS_ENABLED) {
+            if (mbedtls_ssl_conf_is_new_session_tickets_enabled(ssl->conf) ==
+                MBEDTLS_SSL_NEW_SESSION_TICKETS_ENABLED) {
                 ssl->keep_current_message = 1;
 
                 mbedtls_ssl_handshake_set_state(ssl,
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 21d70af..89588a4 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -3009,15 +3009,43 @@
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS)
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C)
+
+#define MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_TLS1_2_BIT 0
+#define MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_TLS1_3_BIT 1
+
+#define MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_TLS1_2_MASK \
+    (1 << MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_TLS1_2_BIT)
+#define MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_TLS1_3_MASK \
+    (1 << MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_TLS1_3_BIT)
+
 void mbedtls_ssl_conf_session_tickets(mbedtls_ssl_config *conf, int use_tickets)
 {
-    conf->session_tickets = use_tickets;
+    conf->session_tickets &= ~MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_TLS1_2_MASK;
+    conf->session_tickets |= (use_tickets != 0) <<
+                             MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_TLS1_2_BIT;
 }
+
+int mbedtls_ssl_conf_get_session_tickets(const mbedtls_ssl_config *conf)
+{
+    return conf->session_tickets & MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_TLS1_2_MASK ?
+           MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_ENABLED :
+           MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_DISABLED;
+}
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3)
 void mbedtls_ssl_conf_enable_new_session_tickets(mbedtls_ssl_config *conf,
-                                                 int new_session_tickets_enabled)
+                                                 int use_new_session_tickets)
 {
-    conf->new_session_tickets_enabled = new_session_tickets_enabled;
+    conf->session_tickets &= ~MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_TLS1_3_MASK;
+    conf->session_tickets |= (use_new_session_tickets != 0) <<
+                             MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_TLS1_3_BIT;
+}
+
+int mbedtls_ssl_conf_is_new_session_tickets_enabled(const mbedtls_ssl_config *conf)
+{
+    return conf->session_tickets & MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_TLS1_3_MASK ?
+           MBEDTLS_SSL_NEW_SESSION_TICKETS_ENABLED :
+           MBEDTLS_SSL_NEW_SESSION_TICKETS_DISABLED;
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3 */
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C */
@@ -5885,9 +5913,9 @@
     if (endpoint == MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_CLIENT) {
         conf->authmode = MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_REQUIRED;
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS)
-        conf->session_tickets = MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_ENABLED;
+        mbedtls_ssl_conf_session_tickets(conf, MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_ENABLED);
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_TLS1_3)
-        conf->new_session_tickets_enabled = MBEDTLS_SSL_ENABLE_NEW_SESSION_TICKETS_DISABLED;
+        mbedtls_ssl_conf_enable_new_session_tickets(conf, MBEDTLS_SSL_NEW_SESSION_TICKETS_DISABLED);
 #endif
 #endif
     }
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls12_client.c b/library/ssl_tls12_client.c
index eac6a3a..9b2da5a 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls12_client.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls12_client.c
@@ -364,7 +364,8 @@
 
     *olen = 0;
 
-    if (ssl->conf->session_tickets == MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_DISABLED) {
+    if (mbedtls_ssl_conf_get_session_tickets(ssl->conf) ==
+        MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_DISABLED) {
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -787,7 +788,8 @@
                                         const unsigned char *buf,
                                         size_t len)
 {
-    if (ssl->conf->session_tickets == MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_DISABLED ||
+    if ((mbedtls_ssl_conf_get_session_tickets(ssl->conf) ==
+         MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS_DISABLED) ||
         len != 0) {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG(1,
                               ("non-matching session ticket extension"));