diff --git a/src/elog.c b/src/elog.c
index dc58b2d8..0b9a6e4b 100755
--- a/src/elog.c
+++ b/src/elog.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ int ssl_connect(int sock, SSL ** ssl_con)
    SSL_library_init();
    SSL_load_error_strings();
    
-   meth = (SSL_METHOD *) TLSv1_2_method();
+   meth = (SSL_METHOD *) TLS_method();
    ctx = SSL_CTX_new(meth);
    
    *ssl_con = SSL_new(ctx);
diff --git a/src/elogd.c b/src/elogd.c
index f98262bc..e4913841 100755
--- a/src/elogd.c
+++ b/src/elogd.c
@@ -2457,7 +2457,7 @@ int ssl_connect(int sock, SSL **ssl_con) {
    SSL_library_init();
    SSL_load_error_strings();
 
-   meth = (SSL_METHOD *) TLSv1_2_method();
+   meth = (SSL_METHOD *) TLS_method();
    ctx = SSL_CTX_new(meth);
 
    *ssl_con = SSL_new(ctx);
@@ -29508,7 +29508,7 @@ SSL_CTX *init_ssl(void) {
    SSL_library_init();
    SSL_load_error_strings();
 
-   meth = (SSL_METHOD *) TLSv1_2_method();
+   meth = (SSL_METHOD *) TLS_method();
    ctx = SSL_CTX_new(meth);
 
    if (getcfg("global", "SSL Passphrase", pwd, sizeof(pwd))) {