diff --git a/openssl-compat.h b/openssl-compat.h
index 628f5661..69afc716 100644
--- a/openssl-compat.h
+++ b/openssl-compat.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
 
-static BIO_METHOD *BIO_meth_new(int type, const char *name)
+static inline BIO_METHOD *BIO_meth_new(int type, const char *name)
 {
 	BIO_METHOD *biom = calloc(1, sizeof(BIO_METHOD));
 
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ static BIO_METHOD *BIO_meth_new(int type, const char *name)
 #define BIO_get_data(b) (b)->ptr
 #define BIO_get_shutdown(b) (b)->shutdown
 
+#define TLS_method SSLv23_method
+
 #endif /* OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L */
 
 #endif /* OPENSSL_COMPAT_H */
diff --git a/sample/le-proxy.c b/sample/le-proxy.c
index 4a5177f7..8d9b529e 100644
--- a/sample/le-proxy.c
+++ b/sample/le-proxy.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 #include <openssl/rand.h>
+#include "openssl-compat.h"
 
 static struct event_base *base;
 static struct sockaddr_storage listen_on_addr;
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			fprintf(stderr, "RAND_poll() failed.\n");
 			return 1;
 		}
-		ssl_ctx = SSL_CTX_new(SSLv23_method());
+		ssl_ctx = SSL_CTX_new(TLS_method());
 	}
 
 	listener = evconnlistener_new_bind(base, accept_cb, NULL,