diff --git a/src/network/configure.json b/src/network/configure.json
index d3e5009f45..289d84fbb4 100644
--- a/src/network/configure.json
+++ b/src/network/configure.json
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@
             "export": "openssl",
             "test": {
                 "tail": [
-                    "#if !defined(OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER) || OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER-0 < 0x10100000L",
-                    "#  error OpenSSL >= 1.1.0 is required",
+                    "#if !defined(OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER) || OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER-0 < 0x10101000L",
+                    "#  error OpenSSL >= 1.1.1 is required",
                     "#endif",
                     "#if !defined(OPENSSL_NO_EC) && !defined(SSL_CTRL_SET_CURVES)",
-                    "#  error OpenSSL was reported as >= 1.1.0 but is missing required features, possibly it's libressl which is unsupported",
+                    "#  error OpenSSL was reported as >= 1.1.1 but is missing required features, possibly it's libressl which is unsupported",
                     "#endif"
                 ]
             },
diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
index e197ce6515..9b28d52e21 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
@@ -1942,6 +1942,12 @@ bool QSslSocketPrivate::ensureLibraryLoaded()
         // Initialize OpenSSL.
         if (q_OPENSSL_init_ssl(0, nullptr) != 1)
             return false;
+
+        if (q_OpenSSL_version_num() < 0x10101000L) {
+            qCWarning(lcSsl, "QSslSocket: OpenSSL >= 1.1.1 is required; %s was found instead", q_OpenSSL_version(OPENSSL_VERSION));
+            return false;
+        }
+
         q_SSL_load_error_strings();
         q_OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms();