diff --git a/include/openssl/ssl.h b/include/openssl/ssl.h
index 8a9d686f..0a01fd62 100644
--- a/include/openssl/ssl.h
+++ b/include/openssl/ssl.h
@@ -494,6 +494,16 @@ typedef struct timeval OPENSSL_timeval;
  * session resumption is used for a given SSL*. */
 #define SSL_MODE_NO_SESSION_CREATION 0x00000200L
 
+/* SSL_MODE_SEND_SERVERHELLO_TIME sends TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV in the ClientHello.
+ * To be set only by applications that reconnect with a downgraded protocol
+ * version; see https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-tls-downgrade-scsv-05
+ * for details.
+ *
+ * DO NOT ENABLE THIS if your application attempts a normal handshake. Only use
+ * this in explicit fallback retries, following the guidance in
+ * draft-ietf-tls-downgrade-scsv-05. */
+#define SSL_MODE_SEND_FALLBACK_SCSV 0x00000400L
+
 /* Note: SSL[_CTX]_set_{options,mode} use |= op on the previous value, they
  * cannot be used to clear bits. */
 
@@ -1328,10 +1338,6 @@ struct ssl_st {
                     * 2 if we are a server and are inside a handshake
                     * (i.e. not just sending a HelloRequest) */
 
-  /* fallback_scsv is non-zero iff we are sending the TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV cipher
-   * suite value. Only applies to a client. */
-  char fallback_scsv;
-
   /* fastradio_padding, if true, causes ClientHellos to be padded to 1024
    * bytes. This ensures that the cellular radio is fast forwarded to DCH (high
    * data rate) state in 3G networks. */
@@ -1618,8 +1624,6 @@ DECLARE_PEM_rw(SSL_SESSION, SSL_SESSION)
 #define SSL_CTRL_GET_CHANNEL_ID 118
 #define SSL_CTRL_SET_CHANNEL_ID 119
 
-#define SSL_CTRL_FALLBACK_SCSV 120
-
 /* DTLSv1_get_timeout queries the next DTLS handshake timeout. If there is a
  * timeout in progress, it sets |*((OPENSSL_timeval*)arg)| to the time remaining
  * and returns one. Otherwise, it returns zero.
@@ -1796,9 +1800,6 @@ DECLARE_PEM_rw(SSL_SESSION, SSL_SESSION)
 #define SSL_get0_ec_point_formats(s, plst) \
   SSL_ctrl(s, SSL_CTRL_GET_EC_POINT_FORMATS, 0, (char *)plst)
 
-#define SSL_enable_fallback_scsv(s) \
-  SSL_ctrl(s, SSL_CTRL_FALLBACK_SCSV, 0, NULL)
-
 OPENSSL_EXPORT int SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(SSL_CTX *, const char *str);
 OPENSSL_EXPORT int SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list_tls11(SSL_CTX *, const char *str);
 OPENSSL_EXPORT SSL_CTX *SSL_CTX_new(const SSL_METHOD *meth);
diff --git a/ssl/s3_lib.c b/ssl/s3_lib.c
index 700fbafa..72a02d4f 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_lib.c
@@ -967,11 +967,6 @@ long ssl3_ctrl(SSL *s, int cmd, long larg, void *parg) {
       memcpy(parg, s->s3->tlsext_channel_id, larg < 64 ? larg : 64);
       return 64;
 
-    case SSL_CTRL_FALLBACK_SCSV:
-      s->fallback_scsv = 1;
-      ret = 1;
-      break;
-
     default:
       break;
   }
diff --git a/ssl/ssl_lib.c b/ssl/ssl_lib.c
index d070e82d..e81df08b 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_lib.c
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ int ssl_cipher_list_to_bytes(SSL *s, STACK_OF(SSL_CIPHER) *sk, uint8_t *p) {
     s2n(SSL3_CK_SCSV & 0xffff, p);
   }
 
-  if (s->fallback_scsv) {
+  if (s->mode & SSL_MODE_SEND_FALLBACK_SCSV) {
     s2n(SSL3_CK_FALLBACK_SCSV & 0xffff, p);
   }
 
diff --git a/ssl/test/bssl_shim.cc b/ssl/test/bssl_shim.cc
index 806c3cd7..24ce1f99 100644
--- a/ssl/test/bssl_shim.cc
+++ b/ssl/test/bssl_shim.cc
@@ -406,10 +406,9 @@ static bool DoExchange(ScopedSSL_SESSION *out_session, SSL_CTX *ssl_ctx,
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (config->fallback_scsv) {
-    if (!SSL_enable_fallback_scsv(ssl.get())) {
-      return false;
-    }
+  if (config->fallback_scsv &&
+      !SSL_set_mode(ssl.get(), SSL_MODE_SEND_FALLBACK_SCSV)) {
+    return false;
   }
   if (config->async) {
     // TODO(davidben): Also test |s->ctx->client_cert_cb| on the client and