diff --git a/src/pyelliptic/openssl.py b/src/pyelliptic/openssl.py
index 152a780c..e4e5466f 100644
--- a/src/pyelliptic/openssl.py
+++ b/src/pyelliptic/openssl.py
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ def loadOpenSSL():
         libdir.append('libssl.so')
         libdir.append('libcrypto.so.1.0.0')
         libdir.append('libssl.so.1.0.0')
+        libdir.append('libssl1.1.so')
     if 'linux' in sys.platform or 'darwin' in sys.platform or 'bsd' in sys.platform:
         libdir.append(find_library('ssl'))
     elif 'win32' in sys.platform or 'win64' in sys.platform: