diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ba09c39..d284cf6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([pthread], [pthread_create], PTHREAD_LIBS="-lpthread",
 ))))
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB([z],[gzopen], [], [])
-AC_CHECK_LIB([ssl],[SSL_library_init], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([OpenSSL library required])])
+AC_CHECK_LIB([ssl],[SSL_free], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([OpenSSL library required])])
 AC_CHECK_LIB([crypto],[EVP_DigestFinal_ex], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([OpenSSL library required])])
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL([WANT_JANSSON], [test x$request_jansson = xtrue])