diff -up fetchmail-6.3.24/config.h.in.orig fetchmail-6.3.24/config.h.in
--- fetchmail-6.3.24/config.h.in.orig	2017-06-13 10:14:37.783983820 +0200
+++ fetchmail-6.3.24/config.h.in	2017-06-13 10:15:38.532996937 +0200
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
    if you don't. */
 #undef HAVE_DECL_SSLV2_CLIENT_METHOD
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the declaration of `SSLv3_client_method', and to 0
+   if you don't. */
+#undef HAVE_DECL_SSLV3_CLIENT_METHOD
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the declaration of `strerror', and to 0 if you
    don't. */
 #undef HAVE_DECL_STRERROR
diff -up fetchmail-6.3.24/configure.orig fetchmail-6.3.24/configure
--- fetchmail-6.3.24/configure.orig	2017-06-13 10:23:06.824111065 +0200
+++ fetchmail-6.3.24/configure	2017-06-13 10:23:43.308129006 +0200
@@ -10133,6 +10133,18 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define HAVE_DECL_SSLV2_CLIENT_METHOD $ac_have_decl
 _ACEOF
 
+	ac_fn_c_check_decl "$LINENO" "SSLv3_client_method" "ac_cv_have_decl_SSLv3_client_method" "#include <openssl/ssl.h>
+"
+if test "x$ac_cv_have_decl_SSLv3_client_method" = xyes; then :
+  ac_have_decl=1
+else
+  ac_have_decl=0
+fi
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_DECL_SSLV3_CLIENT_METHOD $ac_have_decl
+_ACEOF
+
 	;;
 esac