diff --git a/src/microhttpd/connection_https_openssl.c b/src/microhttpd/connection_https_openssl.c
index de3779b6..2e76b75e 100644
--- a/src/microhttpd/connection_https_openssl.c
+++ b/src/microhttpd/connection_https_openssl.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ create_secure_connection (SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *hostnname, const char *port,
                           struct MHD_Connection *connection)
 {
   BIO *bio = BIO_new_ssl_connect (ctx);
-  SSL ssl;
+  SSL *ssl;
   int ret;
   unsigned long err;
   BIO_get_ssl (bio, &ssl);
diff --git a/src/microhttpd/connection_https_openssl.h b/src/microhttpd/connection_https_openssl.h
index 4e733f4d..0fad0406 100644
--- a/src/microhttpd/connection_https_openssl.h
+++ b/src/microhttpd/connection_https_openssl.h
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@
  */
 
 #ifndef CONNECTION_HTTPS_EXT_OPENSSL_H
-#define CONNECTION_HTTPS_EXT_OPENSSL_H
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+#define CONNECTION_HTTPS_EXT_OPENSSL_H
+#endif
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