diff --git a/changes/ticket26006 b/changes/ticket26006
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e33e3f1cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ticket26006
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor features (compilation, portability):
+    - Avoid some compilation warnings with recent versions
+      of LibreSSL. Closes ticket 26006.
+
diff --git a/src/common/compat_openssl.h b/src/common/compat_openssl.h
index 1299ac36b..d1481fb46 100644
--- a/src/common/compat_openssl.h
+++ b/src/common/compat_openssl.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <openssl/opensslv.h>
 #include "crypto_openssl_mgt.h"
+
 /**
  * \file compat_openssl.h
  *
@@ -27,8 +28,11 @@
 #define OPENSSL_1_1_API
 #endif /* OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= OPENSSL_V_SERIES(1,1,0) && ... */
 
-#ifndef OPENSSL_1_1_API
+#ifndef OPENSSL_VERSION
 #define OPENSSL_VERSION SSLEAY_VERSION
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OPENSSL_1_1_API
 #define OpenSSL_version(v) SSLeay_version(v)
 #define OpenSSL_version_num() SSLeay()
 #define RAND_OpenSSL() RAND_SSLeay()
diff --git a/src/test/test_tortls.c b/src/test/test_tortls.c
index 29f7cc9c3..ef038c661 100644
--- a/src/test/test_tortls.c
+++ b/src/test/test_tortls.c
@@ -841,8 +841,10 @@ test_tortls_classify_client_ciphers(void *ignored)
   sk_SSL_CIPHER_zero(ciphers);
 
   one = get_cipher_by_name("ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384");
+  tt_assert(one);
   one->id = 0x00ff;
   two = get_cipher_by_name("ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256");
+  tt_assert(two);
   two->id = 0x0000;
   sk_SSL_CIPHER_push(ciphers, one);
   tls->client_cipher_list_type = 0;
@@ -913,6 +915,7 @@ test_tortls_client_is_using_v2_ciphers(void *ignored)
 
   ciphers = sk_SSL_CIPHER_new_null();
   SSL_CIPHER *one = get_cipher_by_name("ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384");
+  tt_assert(one);
   one->id = 0x00ff;
   sk_SSL_CIPHER_push(ciphers, one);
   sess->ciphers = ciphers;