1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index 9e2aeee2c4..b9fadd2fe5 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -581,7 +581,8 @@ module Net   #:nodoc:
             ssl_parameters[name] = value
           end
         end
-        @ssl_context = OpenSSL::SSL::SSLContext.build(ssl_parameters)
+        @ssl_context = OpenSSL::SSL::SSLContext.new
+        @ssl_context.set_params(ssl_parameters)
         s = OpenSSL::SSL::SSLSocket.new(s, @ssl_context)
         s.sync_close = true
       end