diff --git a/lib/hcrypto/evp-openssl.c b/lib/hcrypto/evp-openssl.c
index d660abe7c..a651184c6 100644
--- a/lib/hcrypto/evp-openssl.c
+++ b/lib/hcrypto/evp-openssl.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 /* Now it's safe to include OpenSSL headers */
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 
-#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
 #define EVP_MD_CTX_new EVP_MD_CTX_create
 #define EVP_MD_CTX_free EVP_MD_CTX_destroy
 #endif