diff --git a/SRC/echoping.c b/SRC/echoping.c
index 2e2fb18..cce4281 100644
--- a/SRC/echoping.c
+++ b/SRC/echoping.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ main (argc, argv)
       RAND_file_name (rand_file, sizeof (rand_file));
       RAND_write_file (rand_file);
       RAND_load_file (rand_file, 1024);
-      meth = SSLv2_client_method ();
+      meth = SSLv23_client_method ();
       if ((ctx = SSL_CTX_new (meth)) == NULL)
 	err_sys ("Cannot create a new SSL context");
     }