diff --git a/lib/aes/aes-encrypt.c b/lib/aes/aes-encrypt.c
index a6d1720f303..e74e35eaa28 100644
--- a/lib/aes/aes-encrypt.c
+++ b/lib/aes/aes-encrypt.c
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2019,Softathome
  */
+
+#define OPENSSL_API_COMPAT 0x10101000L
+
 #include "mkimage.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/lib/ecdsa/ecdsa-libcrypto.c b/lib/ecdsa/ecdsa-libcrypto.c
index 1757a145623..ae6dfa0ba97 100644
--- a/lib/ecdsa/ecdsa-libcrypto.c
+++ b/lib/ecdsa/ecdsa-libcrypto.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2020,2021, Alexandru Gagniuc <mr.nuke.me@gmail.com>
  */
 
+#define OPENSSL_API_COMPAT 0x10101000L
+
 #include <u-boot/ecdsa.h>
 #include <u-boot/fdt-libcrypto.h>
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
diff --git a/lib/rsa/rsa-sign.c b/lib/rsa/rsa-sign.c
index 0579e5294ee..44f21416ce7 100644
--- a/lib/rsa/rsa-sign.c
+++ b/lib/rsa/rsa-sign.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2013, Google Inc.
  */
 
+#define OPENSSL_API_COMPAT 0x10101000L
+
 #include "mkimage.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/tools/kwbimage.c b/tools/kwbimage.c
index 875f636c7a4..da8bfe0518c 100644
--- a/tools/kwbimage.c
+++ b/tools/kwbimage.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
  * <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
  */
 
+#define OPENSSL_API_COMPAT 0x10101000L
+
 #include "imagetool.h"
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <image.h>