diff --git a/node.gypi b/node.gypi
index 44780fe3b1211c..eb39ff0c96c642 100644
--- a/node.gypi
+++ b/node.gypi
@@ -359,7 +359,10 @@
       'defines': [ 'HAVE_OPENSSL=1' ],
       'conditions': [
         [ 'node_shared_openssl=="false"', {
-          'defines': [ 'OPENSSL_API_COMPAT=0x10100000L', ],
+          'defines': [
+            'OPENSSL_API_COMPAT=0x10100000L',
+            'OPENSSL_TLS_SECURITY_LEVEL=1',
+          ],
           'dependencies': [
             './deps/openssl/openssl.gyp:openssl',