diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index f8c37cca..58bf9054 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-10-29  Peter Meiser <meiser@gmx-topmail.de> (tiny change)
+
+	* openssl.c (ssl_init) [! OPENSSL_NO_SSL3]: Add guard for OpenSSL
+	without SSLv3.
+
 2014-10-28  Tim Ruehsen  <tim.ruehsen@gmx.de>
 
 	* ftp.c (ftp_loop_internal): Fix memory leak
diff --git a/src/openssl.c b/src/openssl.c
index e24954ac..6f11650b 100644
--- a/src/openssl.c
+++ b/src/openssl.c
@@ -208,9 +208,11 @@ ssl_init (void)
       meth = SSLv2_client_method ();
       break;
 #endif
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_SSL3
     case secure_protocol_sslv3:
       meth = SSLv3_client_method ();
       break;
+#endif
     case secure_protocol_auto:
     case secure_protocol_pfs:
     case secure_protocol_tlsv1: