diff --git a/src/plugins/SSLPlugin/my_ssl.c b/src/plugins/SSLPlugin/my_ssl.c
index 7382b8d..78e8e73 100644
--- a/src/plugins/SSLPlugin/my_ssl.c
+++ b/src/plugins/SSLPlugin/my_ssl.c
@@ -223,7 +223,11 @@ SSL_CONN ssl_handshake_to_server(SOCKET s, char * hostname, SSL_CERT *server_cer
 		ssl_conn_free(conn);
 		return NULL;
 	}
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x00908070L
+#error          OpenSSL vv. below 0.9.8f are not supported
+#else
 	if(hostname && *hostname)SSL_set_tlsext_host_name(conn->ssl, hostname);
+#endif
 	err = SSL_connect(conn->ssl);
 	if ( err == -1 ) {
 		*errSSL = ERR_error_string(ERR_get_error(), errbuf);