diff --git a/src/openssl/src/openssl_stream.cpp b/src/openssl/src/openssl_stream.cpp
index b2619ae9..31005d43 100644
--- a/src/openssl/src/openssl_stream.cpp
+++ b/src/openssl/src/openssl_stream.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,9 @@ class openssl_native_context : public native_context_base
 
         if (!cd.ciphersuites.empty())
         {
+#ifndef OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL
             SSL_CTX_set_security_level(ctx_, 0);
+#endif
             SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(ctx_, cd.ciphersuites.c_str());
         }
     }