diff --git a/ssl/ssl_quic.c b/ssl/ssl_quic.c
index 4107c9a04802e..1dd29394a486b 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_quic.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_quic.c
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ int SSL_set_quic_method(SSL *ssl, const SSL_QUIC_METHOD *quic_method)
 
 int quic_set_encryption_secrets(SSL *ssl, OSSL_ENCRYPTION_LEVEL level)
 {
-    uint8_t *read_secret = NULL;
-    uint8_t *write_secret = NULL;
+    uint8_t *c2s_secret = NULL;
+    uint8_t *s2c_secret = NULL;
     size_t len;
     const EVP_MD *md;
     static const unsigned char zeros[EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE];
@@ -191,15 +191,15 @@ int quic_set_encryption_secrets(SSL *ssl, OSSL_ENCRYPTION_LEVEL level)
     /* secrets from the POV of the client */
     switch (level) {
     case ssl_encryption_early_data:
-        write_secret = ssl->early_secret;
+        s2c_secret = ssl->early_secret;
         break;
     case ssl_encryption_handshake:
-        read_secret = ssl->client_finished_secret;
-        write_secret = ssl->server_finished_secret;
+        c2s_secret = ssl->client_finished_secret;
+        s2c_secret = ssl->server_finished_secret;
         break;
     case ssl_encryption_application:
-        read_secret = ssl->client_app_traffic_secret;
-        write_secret = ssl->server_app_traffic_secret;
+        c2s_secret = ssl->client_app_traffic_secret;
+        s2c_secret = ssl->server_app_traffic_secret;
         break;
     default:
         return 1;
@@ -226,21 +226,21 @@ int quic_set_encryption_secrets(SSL *ssl, OSSL_ENCRYPTION_LEVEL level)
     }
 
     /* In some cases, we want to set the secret only when BOTH are non-zero */
-    if (read_secret != NULL && write_secret != NULL
-            && !memcmp(read_secret, zeros, len)
-            && !memcmp(write_secret, zeros, len))
+    if (c2s_secret != NULL && s2c_secret != NULL
+            && !memcmp(c2s_secret, zeros, len)
+            && !memcmp(s2c_secret, zeros, len))
         return 1;
 
     if (ssl->server) {
-        if (!ssl->quic_method->set_encryption_secrets(ssl, level, read_secret,
-                                                      write_secret, len)) {
+        if (!ssl->quic_method->set_encryption_secrets(ssl, level, c2s_secret,
+                                                      s2c_secret, len)) {
             SSLfatal(ssl, SSL_AD_INTERNAL_ERROR, SSL_F_QUIC_SET_ENCRYPTION_SECRETS,
                      ERR_R_INTERNAL_ERROR);
             return 0;
         }
     } else {
-        if (!ssl->quic_method->set_encryption_secrets(ssl, level, write_secret,
-                                                      read_secret, len)) {
+        if (!ssl->quic_method->set_encryption_secrets(ssl, level, s2c_secret,
+                                                      c2s_secret, len)) {
             SSLfatal(ssl, SSL_AD_INTERNAL_ERROR, SSL_F_QUIC_SET_ENCRYPTION_SECRETS,
                      ERR_R_INTERNAL_ERROR);
             return 0;