diff --git a/include/libtorrent/torrent.hpp b/include/libtorrent/torrent.hpp
index 1cbb3825d..c727720c5 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/torrent.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/torrent.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <boost/enable_shared_from_this.hpp>
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 #include <boost/intrusive_ptr.hpp>
+#include <boost/version.hpp>
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning(pop)
@@ -954,7 +955,10 @@ namespace libtorrent
 #ifdef TORRENT_USE_OPENSSL
 		boost::shared_ptr<asio::ssl::context> m_ssl_ctx;
 
+#if BOOST_VERSION > 104600
 		bool verify_peer_cert(bool preverified, boost::asio::ssl::verify_context& ctx);
+#endif
+
 		void init_ssl(std::string const& cert);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index 6c7e7be3d..db06a59ce 100644
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -85,9 +85,11 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #ifdef TORRENT_USE_OPENSSL
 #include "libtorrent/ssl_stream.hpp"
 #include <boost/asio/ssl/context.hpp>
+#if BOOST_VERSION > 104600
 #include <boost/asio/ssl/rfc2818_verification.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/ssl/verify_context.hpp>
-#endif
+#endif // BOOST_VERSION
+#endif // TORRENT_USE_OPENSSL
 
 #if defined TORRENT_VERBOSE_LOGGING || defined TORRENT_LOGGING || defined TORRENT_ERROR_LOGGING
 #include "libtorrent/struct_debug.hpp"
@@ -1287,6 +1289,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 
 #ifdef TORRENT_USE_OPENSSL
 
+#if BOOST_VERSION > 104600
 	bool torrent::verify_peer_cert(bool preverified, boost::asio::ssl::verify_context& ctx)
 	{
 		// if the cert wasn't signed by the correct CA, fail the verification
@@ -1372,6 +1375,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 
 		return false;
 	}
+#endif // BOOST_VERSION
 
 	void torrent::init_ssl(std::string const& cert)
 	{
@@ -1388,6 +1392,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 
 		TORRENT_ASSERT(RAND_status() == 1);
 
+#if BOOST_VERSION > 104600
 		// create the SSL context for this torrent. We need to
 		// inject the root certificate, and no other, to
 		// verify other peers against
@@ -1469,9 +1474,12 @@ namespace libtorrent
 #endif
 		// if all went well, set the torrent ssl context to this one
 		m_ssl_ctx = ctx;
-
 		// tell the client we need a cert for this torrent
 		alerts().post_alert(torrent_need_cert_alert(get_handle()));
+#else
+		set_error(asio::error::not_supported, "x.509 certificate");
+		pause();
+#endif
 	}
 
 #endif // TORRENT_OPENSSL