diff --git a/src/elog.c b/src/elog.c
index b2d90e31..46c2b0df 100755
--- a/src/elog.c
+++ b/src/elog.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ int ssl_connect(int sock, SSL ** ssl_con)
    SSL_library_init();
    SSL_load_error_strings();
 
-   meth = (SSL_METHOD *) SSLv23_method();
+   meth = (SSL_METHOD *) TLSv1_method();
    ctx = SSL_CTX_new(meth);
 
    *ssl_con = SSL_new(ctx);