diff --git a/libmariadb/secure/openssl.c b/libmariadb/secure/openssl.c
index 6f87410e..9192d4ed 100644
--- a/libmariadb/secure/openssl.c
+++ b/libmariadb/secure/openssl.c
@@ -354,7 +354,10 @@ static int ma_tls_set_certs(MYSQL *mysql, SSL_CTX *ctx)
   if ((mysql->options.ssl_cipher &&
         mysql->options.ssl_cipher[0] != 0))
   {
-    if(SSL_CTX_set_ciphersuites(ctx, mysql->options.ssl_cipher) == 0 &&
+    if(
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL_1_1_API
+       SSL_CTX_set_ciphersuites(ctx, mysql->options.ssl_cipher) == 0 &&
+#endif
        SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(ctx, mysql->options.ssl_cipher) == 0)
       goto error;
   }