--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ if test "x$enable_wolfssl" = xyes; then
         [
                 #include <wolfssl/options.h>
         ])
-        AC_SEARCH_LIBS([wolfTLSv1_client_method], [wolfssl], [], [
+        AC_SEARCH_LIBS([wolfSSLv23_client_method], [wolfssl], [], [
                 AC_MSG_ERROR([unable to locate SSL lib: wolfSSL needed.])
         ])
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ if test "x$enable_wolfssl" = xyes; then
         ]], [[
                 WOLFSSL_CTX *ctx;
                 wolfSSL_Init();
-                ctx = wolfSSL_CTX_new(wolfTLSv1_client_method());
+                ctx = wolfSSL_CTX_new(wolfSSLv23_client_method());
                 wolfSSL_CTX_UseSNI(ctx, WOLFSSL_SNI_HOST_NAME, "wifidog.org", 11);
         ]])], [enabled_sni=yes], [enabled_sni=no])
 
--- a/src/simple_http.c
+++ b/src/simple_http.c
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@ get_wolfssl_ctx(const char *hostname)
     if (NULL == wolfssl_ctx) {
         wolfSSL_Init();
         /* Create the WOLFSSL_CTX */
-        /* Allow TLSv1.0 up to TLSv1.2 */
-        if ((wolfssl_ctx = wolfSSL_CTX_new(wolfTLSv1_client_method())) == NULL) {
+        if ((wolfssl_ctx = wolfSSL_CTX_new(wolfSSLv23_client_method())) == NULL) {
             debug(LOG_ERR, "Could not create WOLFSSL context.");
             UNLOCK_WOLFSSL_CTX();
             return NULL;