diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index acfddb22..954c4516 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ if test "${enable_crypto}" = "yes" -a "${with_crypto_library}" = "openssl"; then
 			EVP_MD_CTX_new \
 			EVP_MD_CTX_free \
 			EVP_MD_CTX_reset \
+			OpenSSL_version \
 			SSL_CTX_get_default_passwd_cb \
 			SSL_CTX_get_default_passwd_cb_userdata \
 			SSL_CTX_set_security_level \
diff --git a/src/openvpn/openssl_compat.h b/src/openvpn/openssl_compat.h
index c9b6a179..9eb427da 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/openssl_compat.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/openssl_compat.h
@@ -643,6 +643,14 @@ EC_GROUP_order_bits(const EC_GROUP *group)
 #endif
 
 /* SSLeay symbols have been renamed in OpenSSL 1.1 */
+#ifndef OPENSSL_VERSION
+#define OPENSSL_VERSION SSLEAY_VERSION
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENSSL_VERSION
+#define OpenSSL_version SSLeay_version
+#endif
+
 #if !defined(RSA_F_RSA_OSSL_PRIVATE_ENCRYPT)
 #define RSA_F_RSA_OSSL_PRIVATE_ENCRYPT       RSA_F_RSA_EAY_PRIVATE_ENCRYPT
 #endif
diff --git a/src/openvpn/ssl_openssl.c b/src/openvpn/ssl_openssl.c
index 10d161ef..18ceecb4 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/ssl_openssl.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/ssl_openssl.c
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ get_highest_preference_tls_cipher(char *buf, int size)
 const char *
 get_ssl_library_version(void)
 {
-    return SSLeay_version(SSLEAY_VERSION);
+    return OpenSSL_version(OPENSSL_VERSION);
 }
 
 #endif /* defined(ENABLE_CRYPTO) && defined(ENABLE_CRYPTO_OPENSSL) */