diff --git a/lib/vtls/openssl.c b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
index 1f735e0014..737c2f7e14 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/openssl.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ static int ossl_init(void)
 static void ossl_cleanup(void)
 {
 #if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10100000L) &&  \
-  !defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
+  (!defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) || LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x2070000fL)
   /* OpenSSL 1.1 deprecates all these cleanup functions and
      turns them into no-ops in OpenSSL 1.0 compatibility mode */
 #else