diff --git a/src/common/common.c b/src/common/common.c
index 0060ce84c..9bb9f9dfd 100644
--- a/src/common/common.c
+++ b/src/common/common.c
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ OQS_API int OQS_CPU_has_extension(OQS_CPU_EXT ext) {
 
 OQS_API void OQS_init(void) {
 #if defined(OQS_USE_OPENSSL)
-	OPENSSL_init_crypto(OPENSSL_INIT_ENGINE_ALL_BUILTIN | OPENSSL_INIT_ADD_ALL_CIPHERS,
-	                    NULL);
+	OSSL_FUNC(OPENSSL_init_crypto)(OPENSSL_INIT_ENGINE_ALL_BUILTIN | OPENSSL_INIT_ADD_ALL_CIPHERS,
+	                               NULL);
 #endif
 #if defined(OQS_DIST_BUILD)
 	OQS_CPU_has_extension(OQS_CPU_EXT_INIT);