diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 4890ea65c0..8afb8f245a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
    Entries may not always be in chronological/commit order.
    See license at the end of file. */
 
+2025-01-28 12:23 UTC+0100 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/poczta.onet.pl)
+  * contrib/hbssl/bio.c
+    ! do not leave dummy BIO declaration for OpenSSL < 1.1.0
+
 2025-01-28 12:01 UTC+0100 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/poczta.onet.pl)
   * contrib/hbssl/bio.c
     ! use BIO_ADDR* in OpenSSL >= 1.1.0 and do not use it in LibreSSL
diff --git a/contrib/hbssl/bio.c b/contrib/hbssl/bio.c
index b870718934..94c4316bf8 100644
--- a/contrib/hbssl/bio.c
+++ b/contrib/hbssl/bio.c
@@ -797,10 +797,10 @@ HB_FUNC( BIO_GET_CONN_INT_PORT )
 
 HB_FUNC( BIO_GET_CONN_ADDRESS )
 {
-   BIO * bio = hb_BIO_par( 1 );
-
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x1010000fL && \
     ! defined( LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER )
+   BIO * bio = hb_BIO_par( 1 );
+
    if( bio )
    {
       const BIO_ADDR * ba = BIO_get_conn_address( bio );