diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3340b579b..6f03bc81c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ AC_DEFINE(BOOST_MULTI_INDEX_DISABLE_SERIALIZATION, 1,
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ICU_UC, icu-uc >= icu_required_version)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ICU_I18N, icu-i18n >= icu_required_version)
 
-AC_CHECK_LIB([ssl], [SSL_library_init], [], [AC_MSG_FAILURE([could not find ssl])])
+AC_CHECK_LIB([ssl], [SSL_CTX_new], [], [AC_MSG_FAILURE([could not find ssl])])
 AC_CHECK_LIB([crypto], [BIO_read], [], [AC_MSG_FAILURE([could not find crypto])])
 
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