diff --git a/src/elog.c b/src/elog.c
index acadd047..32668dba 100755
--- a/src/elog.c
+++ b/src/elog.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ int elog_connect(char *host, int port)
 #ifdef HAVE_SSL
 int ssl_connect(int sock, SSL ** ssl_con)
 {
-   const SSL_METHOD *meth;
+   SSL_METHOD *meth;
    SSL_CTX *ctx;
 
    SSL_library_init();
diff --git a/src/elogd.c b/src/elogd.c
index 3f453820..5cbfdcdc 100755
--- a/src/elogd.c
+++ b/src/elogd.c
@@ -27990,7 +27990,7 @@ void hup_handler(int sig)
 SSL_CTX *init_ssl(void)
 {
    char str[256], pwd[256];
-   const SSL_METHOD *meth;
+   SSL_METHOD *meth;
    SSL_CTX *ctx;
 
    SSL_library_init();