diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 93038c59..0faa3150 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -477,6 +477,10 @@ if (WITH_PKCS11_URI)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "PKCS #11 is not supported for mbedcrypto")
         set(WITH_PKCS11_URI 0)
     endif()
+    if (HAVE_OPENSSL AND NOT OPENSSL_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "1.1.1")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "PKCS #11 requires at least OpenSSL 1.1.1")
+        set(WITH_PKCS11_URI 0)
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 if (WITH_MBEDTLS)