diff --git a/libs/loudmouth/Makefile b/libs/loudmouth/Makefile
index 93d3bd448..9216d7b6b 100644
--- a/libs/loudmouth/Makefile
+++ b/libs/loudmouth/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=loudmouth
 PKG_VERSION:=1.5.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/mcabber/loudmouth/tar.gz/$(PKG_VERSION)?
@@ -38,10 +38,15 @@ define Package/loudmouth/description
 endef
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+	--disable-debug \
 	--without-compile-warnings \
 	--without-idn \
 	--with-ssl=openssl
 
+CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+	ac_cv_lib_crypto_BIO_f_base64=yes \
+	ac_cv_lib_ssl_SSL_new=yes
+
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include/
 	$(CP) \
diff --git a/libs/loudmouth/patches/020-openssl-deprecated.patch b/libs/loudmouth/patches/020-openssl-deprecated.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..976d9b916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/loudmouth/patches/020-openssl-deprecated.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- a/loudmouth/lm-ssl-openssl.c
++++ b/loudmouth/lm-ssl-openssl.c
+@@ -345,9 +345,11 @@ _lm_ssl_initialize (LmSSL *ssl)
+     /*const char *cert_file = NULL;*/
+ 
+     if (!initialized) {
++#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
+         SSL_library_init();
+         /* FIXME: Is this needed when we are not in debug? */
+         SSL_load_error_strings();
++#endif
+         initialized = TRUE;
+     }
+