diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c1943fb..c9b36ec 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+unreleased changes
+	Bug Fixes:
+	- Fix refused startup with openssl <1.1 (#82)
+
 2021-05-28 1.9.0
 	New features:
 	- Accept multiple source* configs for IPv4/v6
diff --git a/tlscommon.c b/tlscommon.c
index 0bd7da4..73980b9 100644
--- a/tlscommon.c
+++ b/tlscommon.c
@@ -913,8 +913,10 @@ int conftls_cb(struct gconffile **cf, void *arg, char *block, char *opt, char *v
         dtlsversion = NULL;
     }
 #else
+    if (tlsversion || dtlsversion) {
         debug(DBG_ERR, "error in block %s, setting tls/dtls version requires openssl 1.1.0 or later", val);
         goto errexit;
+    }
 #endif
 
     if (dhfile) {