diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
index 20ad82407c..df60a0fcce 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
@@ -338,6 +338,13 @@ init_context:
     long options = setupOpenSslOptions(configuration.protocol, configuration.sslOptions);
     q_SSL_CTX_set_options(ctx, options);
 
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10000000L
+    // Tell OpenSSL to release memory early
+    // http://www.openssl.org/docs/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_mode.html
+    if (q_SSLeay() >= 0x10000000L)
+        q_SSL_CTX_set_mode(ctx, SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS);
+#endif
+
     // Initialize ciphers
     QByteArray cipherString;
     int first = true;
diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl_symbols_p.h b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl_symbols_p.h
index 758763523f..b0d748692f 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl_symbols_p.h
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl_symbols_p.h
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ DSA *q_d2i_DSAPrivateKey(DSA **a, unsigned char **pp, long length);
 			bp,(char *)x,enc,kstr,klen,cb,u)
 #endif
 #define q_SSL_CTX_set_options(ctx,op) q_SSL_CTX_ctrl((ctx),SSL_CTRL_OPTIONS,(op),NULL)
+#define q_SSL_CTX_set_mode(ctx,op) q_SSL_CTX_ctrl((ctx),SSL_CTRL_MODE,(op),NULL)
 #define q_SKM_sk_num(type, st) ((int (*)(const STACK_OF(type) *))q_sk_num)(st)
 #define q_SKM_sk_value(type, st,i) ((type * (*)(const STACK_OF(type) *, int))q_sk_value)(st, i)
 #define q_sk_GENERAL_NAME_num(st) q_SKM_sk_num(GENERAL_NAME, (st))