diff --git a/changes/bug12602 b/changes/bug12602
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29fa49ac45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug12602
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (portability):
+    - Compile correctly with builds and forks of OpenSSL (such as
+      LibreSSL) that disable compression. Fixes bug 12602; bugfix on
+      0.2.1.1-alpha. Patch from "dhill".
+
diff --git a/src/common/tortls.c b/src/common/tortls.c
index ea0f21cb27..4fd9bba380 100644
--- a/src/common/tortls.c
+++ b/src/common/tortls.c
@@ -1318,10 +1318,12 @@ tor_tls_context_new(crypto_pk_t *identity, unsigned int key_lifetime,
     SSL_CTX_set_options(result->ctx,
                         SSL_OP_ALLOW_UNSAFE_LEGACY_RENEGOTIATION);
   }
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_COMP
   /* Don't actually allow compression; it uses ram and time, but the data
    * we transmit is all encrypted anyway. */
   if (result->ctx->comp_methods)
     result->ctx->comp_methods = NULL;
+#endif
 #ifdef SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS
   SSL_CTX_set_mode(result->ctx, SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS);
 #endif