2 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/crypto.h b/crypto.h
index 185f9d2..5ac1208 100644
--- a/crypto.h
+++ b/crypto.h
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@
 
 #if SSLEAY_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x00907000L
 
-/* Workaround: OpenSSL 0.9.6 breaks extract_x509_field_ssl function */
-#define USE_OLD_EXTRACT_X509_FIELD
-
 /* Workaround: EVP_CIPHER_mode is defined wrong in OpenSSL 0.9.6 but is fixed in 0.9.7 */
 #undef EVP_CIPHER_mode
 #define EVP_CIPHER_mode(e)                (((e)->flags) & EVP_CIPH_MODE)
diff --git a/ssl.c b/ssl.c
index 9318b8a..cd1692b 100644
--- a/ssl.c
+++ b/ssl.c
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ extract_x509_field_ssl (X509_NAME *x509, const char *field_name, char *out, int
   int tmp = -1;
   X509_NAME_ENTRY *x509ne = 0;
   ASN1_STRING *asn1 = 0;
-  unsigned char *buf = 0;
-  int nid = OBJ_txt2nid(field_name);
+  unsigned char *buf = (unsigned char *)1; /* bug in OpenSSL 0.9.6b ASN1_STRING_to_UTF8 requires this workaround */
+  int nid = OBJ_txt2nid((char *)field_name);
 
   ASSERT (size > 0);
   *out = '\0';