--- entropy.c.orig
+++ entropy.c
@@ -213,10 +213,11 @@ seed_rng(void)
 	 * OpenSSL version numbers: MNNFFPPS: major minor fix patch status
 	 * We match major, minor, fix and status (not patch)
 	 */
+    /*
 	if ((SSLeay() ^ OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER) & ~0xff0L)
 		fatal("OpenSSL version mismatch. Built against %lx, you "
 		    "have %lx", (u_long)OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER, SSLeay());
-
+*/
 #ifndef OPENSSL_PRNG_ONLY
 	if (RAND_status() == 1) {
 		debug3("RNG is ready, skipping seeding");