diff --git a/configure.ng b/configure.ng
index 34094a48..56139968 100644
--- a/configure.ng
+++ b/configure.ng
@@ -418,8 +418,8 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(openssl,
 				LDFLAGS="-L$withval/lib $LDFLAGS"
 			fi
 			AC_CHECK_LIB(crypto, BIO_s_mem)
-			AC_CHECK_LIB(ssl, SSL_library_init)
-			AC_CHECK_FUNCS(SSL_library_init, x_ssl_openssl=yes,
+			AC_CHECK_LIB(ssl, SSL_new)
+			AC_CHECK_FUNCS(SSL_new, x_ssl_openssl=yes,
 				AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't enable openssl])
 			)
 		fi
diff --git a/src/ngircd/conn-ssl.c b/src/ngircd/conn-ssl.c
index 2cb734d4..705c29d5 100644
--- a/src/ngircd/conn-ssl.c
+++ b/src/ngircd/conn-ssl.c
@@ -283,10 +283,12 @@ ConnSSL_InitLibrary( void )
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBSSL
 	SSL_CTX *newctx;
 
+#if OPENSSL_API_COMPAT < 0x10100000L
 	if (!ssl_ctx) {
 		SSL_library_init();
 		SSL_load_error_strings();
 	}
+#endif
 
 	if (!RAND_status()) {
 		Log(LOG_ERR, "OpenSSL PRNG not seeded: /dev/urandom missing?");