diff --git a/lib/base/tlsutility.cpp b/lib/base/tlsutility.cpp
index 3bde27a7a..de289667a 100644
--- a/lib/base/tlsutility.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/tlsutility.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ static void SetupSslContext(SSL_CTX *sslContext, const String& pubkey, const Str
 	SSL_CTX_set_session_id_context(sslContext, (const unsigned char *)"Icinga 2", 8);
 
 	// Explicitly load ECC ciphers, required on el7 - https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/issues/7247
+#ifdef SSL_CTX_set_ecdh_auto
 	SSL_CTX_set_ecdh_auto(sslContext, 1);
+#endif /* SSL_CTX_set_ecdh_auto */
 
 	if (!pubkey.IsEmpty()) {
 		if (!SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file(sslContext, pubkey.CStr())) {