diff --git a/src/shared/Auth/SARC4.cpp b/src/shared/Auth/SARC4.cpp
index 33270e4fd73..5a4f1870372 100644
--- a/src/shared/Auth/SARC4.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/Auth/SARC4.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,15 @@
 
 #include "Auth/SARC4.h"
 #include <openssl/sha.h>
+#if defined(OPENSSL_VERSION_MAJOR) && (OPENSSL_VERSION_MAJOR >= 3)
+#include <openssl/provider.h>
+#endif
 
 SARC4::SARC4(uint8 len)
 {
+#if defined(OPENSSL_VERSION_MAJOR) && (OPENSSL_VERSION_MAJOR >= 3)
+    OSSL_PROVIDER_load(NULL, "legacy");
+#endif
 #if defined(OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER) && OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10100000L
     m_ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new();
     EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(m_ctx);
@@ -35,6 +41,9 @@ SARC4::SARC4(uint8 len)
 
 SARC4::SARC4(uint8* seed, uint8 len)
 {
+#if defined(OPENSSL_VERSION_MAJOR) && (OPENSSL_VERSION_MAJOR >= 3)
+    OSSL_PROVIDER_load(NULL, "legacy");
+#endif
 #if defined(OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER) && OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10100000L
     m_ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new();
     EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(m_ctx);
@@ -61,6 +70,9 @@ SARC4::~SARC4()
 
 void SARC4::Init(uint8 const* seed)
 {
+#if defined(OPENSSL_VERSION_MAJOR) && (OPENSSL_VERSION_MAJOR >= 3)
+    OSSL_PROVIDER_load(NULL, "legacy");
+#endif
 #if defined(OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER) && OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10100000L
     EVP_EncryptInit_ex(m_ctx, nullptr, nullptr, seed, nullptr);
 #else