diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7ca5e397a3..08ea8def8e 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
                                                          -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 Changes with Apache 2.5.0
 
+  *) mod_ssl: Avoid compilation errors with LibreSSL related to
+     the use of ENGINE_CTRL_CHIL_SET_FORKCHECK. 
+     [Stuart Henderson <sthen openbsd.org>]
+
   *) ssl: Add a warning if protocol given in SSLProtocol or SSLProxyProtocol
      will override other parameters given in the same directive. This could be
      a missing + or - prefix.  PR 52820 [Christophe Jaillet]
diff --git a/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_init.c b/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_init.c
index 34457250df..df775788e4 100644
--- a/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_init.c
+++ b/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_init.c
@@ -374,9 +374,11 @@ apr_status_t ssl_init_Engine(server_rec *s, apr_pool_t *p)
             return ssl_die(s);
         }
 
+#ifdef ENGINE_CTRL_CHIL_SET_FORKCHECK
         if (strEQ(mc->szCryptoDevice, "chil")) {
             ENGINE_ctrl(e, ENGINE_CTRL_CHIL_SET_FORKCHECK, 1, 0, 0);
         }
+#endif
 
         if (!ENGINE_set_default(e, ENGINE_METHOD_ALL)) {
             ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_EMERG, 0, s, APLOGNO(01889)