diff --git a/src/lftp_ssl.cc b/src/lftp_ssl.cc
index 7da28a06..46344bcf 100644
--- a/src/lftp_ssl.cc
+++ b/src/lftp_ssl.cc
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ error:
 #elif USE_OPENSSL
 //static int lftp_ssl_passwd_callback(char *buf,int size,int rwflag,void *userdata);
 
-#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
 // for compatibility with older versions
 X509_OBJECT *X509_OBJECT_new()
 {
-- 
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