diff --git a/src/nghttp.cc b/src/nghttp.cc
index ca4a02a4..4f05d6c0 100644
--- a/src/nghttp.cc
+++ b/src/nghttp.cc
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #include "base64.h"
 #include "tls.h"
 #include "template.h"
+#include "ssl_compat.h"
 
 #ifndef O_BINARY
 #define O_BINARY (0)
@@ -680,15 +681,16 @@ int HttpClient::initiate_connection() {
       const auto &host_string =
           config.host_override.empty() ? host : config.host_override;
 
-#if (!defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) &&                                      \
-     OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L) ||                                 \
+#if LIBRESSL_2_7_API ||                                                        \
+    (!LIBRESSL_IN_USE && OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L) ||             \
     defined(OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL)
       auto param = SSL_get0_param(ssl);
       X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_hostflags(param, 0);
       X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_host(param, host_string.c_str(),
                                   host_string.size());
-#endif // (!defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) && OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >=
-       // 0x10002000L) || defined(OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL)
+#endif // LIBRESSL_2_7_API || (!LIBRESSL_IN_USE &&
+       // OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L) ||
+       // defined(OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL)
       SSL_set_verify(ssl, SSL_VERIFY_PEER, verify_cb);
 
       if (!util::numeric_host(host_string.c_str())) {