diff --git a/common.c b/common.c
index a822847..1d6c1f7 100644
--- a/common.c
+++ b/common.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 static void
 init_openssl (void)
 {
-#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L || LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER
 	SSL_library_init ();
 	// XXX: this list is probably not complete
 	atexit (EVP_cleanup);