diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 72644f1..7d0f21d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ AC_SUBST(TEST_COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
 AX_CHECK_OPENSSL
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB([crypto],[CRYPTO_new_ex_data], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([OpenSSL libraries required])])
-AC_CHECK_LIB([ssl],[SSL_library_init], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([OpenSSL libraries required])])
+AC_CHECK_LIB([ssl],[OPENSSL_init_ssl], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([OpenSSL libraries required])])
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([openssl/crypto.h openssl/x509.h openssl/pem.h openssl/ssl.h openssl/err.h],[],[AC_MSG_ERROR([OpenSSL headers required])])