diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 93b20ebd..66c23e26 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,8 +114,14 @@ endif()
 option(ENABLE_SSL_SUPPORT "Enable SSL support" ON)
 
 if (ENABLE_SSL_SUPPORT)
+  # Manually check OpenSSL version because BoringSSL doesn't support version checking via find_package
   set(RMQ_OPENSSL_MIN_VERSION 1.1.1)
-  find_package(OpenSSL "${RMQ_OPENSSL_MIN_VERSION}" REQUIRED)
+  find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
+  if(OPENSSL_VERSION) # Will be empty for BoringSSL
+    if(OPENSSL_VERSION VERSION_LESS RMQ_OPENSSL_MIN_VERSION)
+      MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Found OpenSSL version ${OPENSSL_VERSION} but ${RMQ_OPENSSL_MIN_VERSION} or later is required")
+    endif()
+  endif()
 
   cmake_push_check_state()
   set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
diff --git a/cmake/rabbitmq-c-config.cmake.in b/cmake/rabbitmq-c-config.cmake.in
index 2b37a677..6f774eff 100644
--- a/cmake/rabbitmq-c-config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/rabbitmq-c-config.cmake.in
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ set(RMQ_USES_OPENSSL @ENABLE_SSL_SUPPORT@)
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 
 if (RMQ_USES_OPENSSL)
-  find_dependency(OpenSSL @RMQ_OPENSSL_MIN_VERSION@ REQUIRED)
+  find_dependency(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
+  if(OPENSSL_VERSION)
+    if(OPENSSL_VERSION VERSION_LESS RMQ_OPENSSL_MIN_VERSION)
+      MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Found OpenSSL version @OPENSSL_VERSION@ but @RMQ_OPENSSL_MIN_VERSION@ or later is required")
+    endif()
+  endif()
 endif ()
 
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@targets_export_name@.cmake)
diff --git a/librabbitmq/amqp_openssl_bio.c b/librabbitmq/amqp_openssl_bio.c
index 5955c75c..28461974 100644
--- a/librabbitmq/amqp_openssl_bio.c
+++ b/librabbitmq/amqp_openssl_bio.c
@@ -108,7 +108,15 @@ int amqp_openssl_bio_init(void) {
   if (!(amqp_bio_method = BIO_meth_new(BIO_TYPE_SOCKET, "amqp_bio_method"))) {
     return AMQP_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
   }
-
+#ifdef OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL
+  BIO_meth_set_create(amqp_bio_method, BIO_s_socket()->create);
+  BIO_meth_set_destroy(amqp_bio_method, BIO_s_socket()->destroy);
+  BIO_meth_set_ctrl(amqp_bio_method, BIO_s_socket()->ctrl);
+  BIO_meth_set_read(amqp_bio_method, BIO_s_socket()->bread);
+  BIO_meth_set_write(amqp_bio_method, BIO_s_socket()->bwrite);
+  BIO_meth_set_gets(amqp_bio_method, BIO_s_socket()->bgets);
+  BIO_meth_set_puts(amqp_bio_method, BIO_s_socket()->bputs);
+#else
   BIO_meth_set_create(amqp_bio_method, BIO_meth_get_create(BIO_s_socket()));
   BIO_meth_set_destroy(amqp_bio_method, BIO_meth_get_destroy(BIO_s_socket()));
   BIO_meth_set_ctrl(amqp_bio_method, BIO_meth_get_ctrl(BIO_s_socket()));
@@ -118,6 +126,7 @@ int amqp_openssl_bio_init(void) {
   BIO_meth_set_write(amqp_bio_method, BIO_meth_get_write(BIO_s_socket()));
   BIO_meth_set_gets(amqp_bio_method, BIO_meth_get_gets(BIO_s_socket()));
   BIO_meth_set_puts(amqp_bio_method, BIO_meth_get_puts(BIO_s_socket()));
+#endif
 
   BIO_meth_set_write(amqp_bio_method, amqp_openssl_bio_write);
   BIO_meth_set_read(amqp_bio_method, amqp_openssl_bio_read);