diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
index d8f291b9c7..f70b4217bd 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,11 @@ bool QSslSocketBackendPrivate::initSslContext()
 init_context:
     switch (configuration.protocol) {
     case QSsl::SslV2:
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_SSL2
         ctx = q_SSL_CTX_new(client ? q_SSLv2_client_method() : q_SSLv2_server_method());
+#else
+        ctx = 0; // SSL 2 not supported by the system, but chosen deliberately -> error
+#endif
         break;
     case QSsl::SslV3:
         ctx = q_SSL_CTX_new(client ? q_SSLv3_client_method() : q_SSLv3_server_method());
diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl_symbols.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl_symbols.cpp
index 1997f550dc..cd27c31456 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl_symbols.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl_symbols.cpp
@@ -230,11 +230,15 @@ DEFINEFUNC(void, SSL_set_accept_state, SSL *a, a, return, DUMMYARG)
 DEFINEFUNC(void, SSL_set_connect_state, SSL *a, a, return, DUMMYARG)
 DEFINEFUNC(int, SSL_shutdown, SSL *a, a, return -1, return)
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10000000L
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_SSL2
 DEFINEFUNC(const SSL_METHOD *, SSLv2_client_method, DUMMYARG, DUMMYARG, return 0, return)
+#endif
 DEFINEFUNC(const SSL_METHOD *, SSLv3_client_method, DUMMYARG, DUMMYARG, return 0, return)
 DEFINEFUNC(const SSL_METHOD *, SSLv23_client_method, DUMMYARG, DUMMYARG, return 0, return)
 DEFINEFUNC(const SSL_METHOD *, TLSv1_client_method, DUMMYARG, DUMMYARG, return 0, return)
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_SSL2
 DEFINEFUNC(const SSL_METHOD *, SSLv2_server_method, DUMMYARG, DUMMYARG, return 0, return)
+#endif
 DEFINEFUNC(const SSL_METHOD *, SSLv3_server_method, DUMMYARG, DUMMYARG, return 0, return)
 DEFINEFUNC(const SSL_METHOD *, SSLv23_server_method, DUMMYARG, DUMMYARG, return 0, return)
 DEFINEFUNC(const SSL_METHOD *, TLSv1_server_method, DUMMYARG, DUMMYARG, return 0, return)
@@ -605,11 +609,15 @@ bool q_resolveOpenSslSymbols()
     RESOLVEFUNC(SSL_set_connect_state)
     RESOLVEFUNC(SSL_shutdown)
     RESOLVEFUNC(SSL_write)
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_SSL2
     RESOLVEFUNC(SSLv2_client_method)
+#endif
     RESOLVEFUNC(SSLv3_client_method)
     RESOLVEFUNC(SSLv23_client_method)
     RESOLVEFUNC(TLSv1_client_method)
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_SSL2
     RESOLVEFUNC(SSLv2_server_method)
+#endif
     RESOLVEFUNC(SSLv3_server_method)
     RESOLVEFUNC(SSLv23_server_method)
     RESOLVEFUNC(TLSv1_server_method)