diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e905058..a962682c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1028,8 +1028,12 @@ set (temp ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES})
 set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${LIB_LIST})
 CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS(SSL_CTX_set1_param LWS_HAVE_SSL_CTX_set1_param)
 CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS(X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_host LWS_HAVE_X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_host)
+if (LWS_WITH_ESP32)
+	set(LWS_HAVE_TLS_CLIENT_METHOD 1)
+else()
 CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS(TLS_client_method LWS_HAVE_TLS_CLIENT_METHOD)
 CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS(TLSv1_2_client_method LWS_HAVE_TLSV1_2_CLIENT_METHOD)
+endif()
 set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${temp})
 # Generate the lws_config.h that includes all the public compilation settings.
 configure_file(