The checks for OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER > 0x10002000 are used to enable openssl specific macros and functions which libressl obviously does not provide, thus add some additional tests to disable that code for libressl. --- qtbase/src/network/ssl/qsslcontext_openssl.cpp 2015-06-29 22:04:46.000000000 +0200 +++ qtbase/src/network/ssl/qsslcontext_openssl.cpp 2015-07-04 03:51:25.926570550 +0200 @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ const QVector qcurves = sslContext->sslConfiguration.ellipticCurves(); if (!qcurves.isEmpty()) { -#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L && !defined(OPENSSL_NO_EC) +#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L && !defined(OPENSSL_NO_EC) && defined(SSL_CTRL_SET_CURVES) // Set the curves to be used if (q_SSLeay() >= 0x10002000L) { // SSL_CTX_ctrl wants a non-const pointer as last argument, --- qtbase/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl_symbols.cpp 2015-06-29 22:04:46.000000000 +0200 +++ qtbase/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl_symbols.cpp 2015-07-04 03:58:29.430569295 +0200 @@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ DEFINEFUNC(EC_KEY *, EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name, int nid, nid, return 0, return) DEFINEFUNC(void, EC_KEY_free, EC_KEY *ecdh, ecdh, return, DUMMYARG) DEFINEFUNC2(size_t, EC_get_builtin_curves, EC_builtin_curve * r, r, size_t nitems, nitems, return 0, return) -#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L +#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L) && !defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) DEFINEFUNC(int, EC_curve_nist2nid, const char *name, name, return 0, return) #endif // OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L #endif // OPENSSL_NO_EC --- qtbase/src/network/ssl/qsslellipticcurve_openssl.cpp 2015-07-04 04:05:26.110568061 +0200 +++ qtbase/src/network/ssl/qsslellipticcurve_openssl.cpp 2015-07-04 04:06:01.709567956 +0200 @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int nid = q_OBJ_sn2nid(curveNameLatin1.data()); -#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L +#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L) && !defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) if (nid == 0 && q_SSLeay() >= 0x10002000L) nid = q_EC_curve_nist2nid(curveNameLatin1.data()); #endif // OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L