diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
index 1b369a6..8f85b10 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@
     ssl_set_authmode( &ssl, SSL_VERIFY_OPTIONAL );
     ssl_set_ca_chain( &ssl, &cacert, NULL, "PolarSSL Server 1" );
 
+    /* SSLv3 is deprecated, set minimum to TLS 1.0 */
+    ssl_set_min_version( &ssl, SSL_MAJOR_VERSION_3, SSL_MINOR_VERSION_1 );
+
     ssl_set_rng( &ssl, ctr_drbg_random, &ctr_drbg );
     ssl_set_dbg( &ssl, my_debug, stdout );
     ssl_set_bio( &ssl, net_recv, &server_fd,