diff --git a/modules/mbedtls/ssl_context_mbedtls.cpp b/modules/mbedtls/ssl_context_mbedtls.cpp
index 82584e3494f..12598979881 100644
--- a/modules/mbedtls/ssl_context_mbedtls.cpp
+++ b/modules/mbedtls/ssl_context_mbedtls.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ static void my_debug(void *ctx, int level,
 	fflush(stdout);
 }
 
+void SSLContextMbedTLS::print_mbedtls_error(int p_ret) {
+	printf("mbedtls error: returned -0x%x\n\n", -p_ret);
+	fflush(stdout);
+}
+
 Error SSLContextMbedTLS::_setup(int p_endpoint, int p_transport, int p_authmode) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(inited, ERR_ALREADY_IN_USE, "This SSL context is already active");
 
diff --git a/modules/mbedtls/ssl_context_mbedtls.h b/modules/mbedtls/ssl_context_mbedtls.h
index 9145e0fd725..ea3bf4ec38b 100644
--- a/modules/mbedtls/ssl_context_mbedtls.h
+++ b/modules/mbedtls/ssl_context_mbedtls.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ protected:
 	static PoolByteArray _read_file(String p_path);
 
 public:
+	static void print_mbedtls_error(int p_ret);
+
 	Ref<X509CertificateMbedTLS> certs;
 	mbedtls_entropy_context entropy;
 	mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context ctr_drbg;
diff --git a/modules/mbedtls/stream_peer_mbedtls.cpp b/modules/mbedtls/stream_peer_mbedtls.cpp
index b88d9e48a45..03c59222671 100755
--- a/modules/mbedtls/stream_peer_mbedtls.cpp
+++ b/modules/mbedtls/stream_peer_mbedtls.cpp
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@
 #include "core/io/stream_peer_tcp.h"
 #include "core/os/file_access.h"
 
-void _print_error(int ret) {
-	printf("mbedtls error: returned -0x%x\n\n", -ret);
-	fflush(stdout);
-}
-
 int StreamPeerMbedTLS::bio_send(void *ctx, const unsigned char *buf, size_t len) {
 
 	if (buf == NULL || len <= 0) return 0;
@@ -88,8 +83,8 @@ Error StreamPeerMbedTLS::_do_handshake() {
 	while ((ret = mbedtls_ssl_handshake(ssl_ctx->get_context())) != 0) {
 		if (ret != MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_READ && ret != MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_WANT_WRITE) {
 			// An error occurred.
-			ERR_PRINTS("TLS handshake error: " + itos(ret));
-			_print_error(ret);
+			ERR_PRINT("TLS handshake error: " + itos(ret));
+			SSLContextMbedTLS::print_mbedtls_error(ret);
 			disconnect_from_stream();
 			status = STATUS_ERROR;
 			return FAILED;
@@ -188,7 +183,7 @@ Error StreamPeerMbedTLS::put_partial_data(const uint8_t *p_data, int p_bytes, in
 		disconnect_from_stream();
 		return ERR_FILE_EOF;
 	} else if (ret <= 0) {
-		_print_error(ret);
+		SSLContextMbedTLS::print_mbedtls_error(ret);
 		disconnect_from_stream();
 		return ERR_CONNECTION_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -233,7 +228,7 @@ Error StreamPeerMbedTLS::get_partial_data(uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_bytes, int &r
 		disconnect_from_stream();
 		return ERR_FILE_EOF;
 	} else if (ret <= 0) {
-		_print_error(ret);
+		SSLContextMbedTLS::print_mbedtls_error(ret);
 		disconnect_from_stream();
 		return ERR_CONNECTION_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -264,7 +259,7 @@ void StreamPeerMbedTLS::poll() {
 		disconnect_from_stream();
 		return;
 	} else if (ret < 0) {
-		_print_error(ret);
+		SSLContextMbedTLS::print_mbedtls_error(ret);
 		disconnect_from_stream();
 		return;
 	}