diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 532476672a..2ababb03bb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct ssl_method_st.get_cipher_by_char], , ,
 ])
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([ \
+		ERR_load_KDF_strings \
 		SSL_SESSION_get_master_key \
 		SSL_get_server_random \
                 SSL_get_client_ciphers \
diff --git a/src/lib/crypt_ops/crypto_hkdf.c b/src/lib/crypt_ops/crypto_hkdf.c
index 0200d0fe9c..1873632a9d 100644
--- a/src/lib/crypt_ops/crypto_hkdf.c
+++ b/src/lib/crypt_ops/crypto_hkdf.c
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 
 #include <openssl/opensslv.h>
 
-#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= OPENSSL_V_SERIES(1,1,0)
-#define HAVE_OPENSSL_HKDF 1
+#if defined(HAVE_ERR_LOAD_KDF_STRINGS)
 #include <openssl/kdf.h>
+#define HAVE_OPENSSL_HKDF 1
 #endif
 
 #include <string.h>