diff --git a/ext/openssl/openssl.c b/ext/openssl/openssl.c
index 4aac4e3137ca..900027b392be 100644
--- a/ext/openssl/openssl.c
+++ b/ext/openssl/openssl.c
@@ -4974,9 +4974,6 @@ SSL *php_SSL_new_from_context(SSL_CTX *ctx, php_stream *stream TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{
 
 	GET_VER_OPT_STRING("local_cert", certfile);
 	if (certfile) {
-		X509 *cert = NULL;
-		EVP_PKEY *key = NULL;
-		SSL *tmpssl;
 		char resolved_path_buff[MAXPATHLEN];
 		const char * private_key = NULL;
 
@@ -5003,7 +5000,11 @@ SSL *php_SSL_new_from_context(SSL_CTX *ctx, php_stream *stream TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{
 				}		
 			}
 
-			tmpssl = SSL_new(ctx);
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10001001L
+			/* Unnecessary as of OpenSSLv1.0.1 (will segfault if used with >= 10001001 ) */
+			X509 *cert = NULL;
+			EVP_PKEY *key = NULL;
+			SSL *tmpssl = SSL_new(ctx);
 			cert = SSL_get_certificate(tmpssl);
 
 			if (cert) {
@@ -5012,7 +5013,7 @@ SSL *php_SSL_new_from_context(SSL_CTX *ctx, php_stream *stream TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{
 				EVP_PKEY_free(key);
 			}
 			SSL_free(tmpssl);
-
+#endif
 			if (!SSL_CTX_check_private_key(ctx)) {
 				php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "Private key does not match certificate!");
 			}