diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c356465..7302ec5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -18706,9 +18706,9 @@ else
   as_fn_error $? "Could not find crypto library" "$LINENO" 5
 fi
 
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for SSL_library_init in -lssl" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for SSL_library_init in -lssl... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_lib_ssl_SSL_library_init+:} false; then :
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for OPENSSL_init_ssl in -lssl" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for OPENSSL_init_ssl in -lssl... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_ssl_OPENSSL_init_ssl+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
@@ -18722,27 +18722,27 @@ cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
 #endif
-char SSL_library_init ();
+char OPENSSL_init_ssl ();
 int
 main ()
 {
-return SSL_library_init ();
+return OPENSSL_init_ssl ();
   ;
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_lib_ssl_SSL_library_init=yes
+  ac_cv_lib_ssl_OPENSSL_init_ssl=yes
 else
-  ac_cv_lib_ssl_SSL_library_init=no
+  ac_cv_lib_ssl_OPENSSL_init_ssl=no
 fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
     conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
 LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
 fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_ssl_SSL_library_init" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_ssl_SSL_library_init" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_ssl_SSL_library_init" = xyes; then :
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_ssl_OPENSSL_init_ssl" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_ssl_OPENSSL_init_ssl" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_ssl_OPENSSL_init_ssl" = xyes; then :
   cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define HAVE_LIBSSL 1
 _ACEOF
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0c10fdf..4b09467 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([openssl/aes.h openssl/bio.h openssl/evp.h openssl/hmac.h opens
 # OpenSSL has been installed under at least two different names...
 # note that crypto requires zlib
 AC_CHECK_LIB([crypto],[EVP_get_digestbyname],[],[AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find crypto library])])	
-AC_CHECK_LIB([ssl],[SSL_library_init],[],[AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find ssl library])])
+AC_CHECK_LIB([ssl],[OPENSSL_init_ssl],[],[AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find ssl library])])
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([EVP_get_digestbyname],,
 	AC_MSG_ERROR([SSL/OpenSSL support required]))