diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 4833a252..f5645807 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ if (OPENSSL_FOUND)
     set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
     set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY})
     check_function_exists(CRYPTO_ctr128_encrypt HAVE_OPENSSL_CRYPTO_CTR128_ENCRYPT)
+
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY})
+    check_function_exists(EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new HAVE_OPENSSL_EVP_CIPHER_CTX_NEW)
 endif()
 
 if (CMAKE_HAVE_PTHREAD_H)
diff --git a/config.h.cmake b/config.h.cmake
index 96090e7d..3f34f09b 100644
--- a/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config.h.cmake
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `CRYPTO_ctr128_encrypt' function. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_OPENSSL_CRYPTO_CTR128_ENCRYPT 1
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new' function. */
+#cmakedefine HAVE_OPENSSL_EVP_CIPHER_CTX_NEW 1
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `snprintf' function. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_SNPRINTF 1