diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslcontext_openssl.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qsslcontext_openssl.cpp
index f132d0228c..6d64aa51e8 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslcontext_openssl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslcontext_openssl.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ init_context:
 
     const QVector<QSslEllipticCurve> 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(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
         // Set the curves to be used
         if (q_SSLeay() >= 0x10002000L) {
             // SSL_CTX_ctrl wants a non-const pointer as last argument,
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ init_context:
                 sslContext->errorCode = QSslError::UnspecifiedError;
             }
         } else
-#endif // OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L && !defined(OPENSSL_NO_EC)
+#endif // OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L && !defined(OPENSSL_NO_EC) && !defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
         {
             // specific curves requested, but not possible to set -> error
             sslContext->errorStr = msgErrorSettingEllipticCurves(QSslSocket::tr("OpenSSL version too old, need at least v1.0.2"));