diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 556f220..2c0693d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ if test x$with_openssl != xno ; then
)
fi
if test x$with_openssl != xno ; then
- AC_CHECK_LIB(ssl, SSL_library_init, [
+ AC_CHECK_LIB(ssl, SSL_new, [
with_openssl=yes
LIBS="-lssl -lcrypto $LIBS"
], [