diff --git a/lib/vtls/openssl.c b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
index 6b0077ca9..1cf29764a 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/openssl.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 #error "OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER not defined"
 #endif
 
-#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x00907001L && !defined(OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL)
+#if !defined(OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL)
 /* ENGINE_load_private_key() takes four arguments */
 #define HAVE_ENGINE_LOAD_FOUR_ARGS
 #include <openssl/ui.h>