diff --git a/devel/ace/files/patch-ace-ssl-ssl_context.cpp b/devel/ace/files/patch-ace-ssl-ssl_context.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1029129bac59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ace/files/patch-ace-ssl-ssl_context.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- ace/SSL/SSL_Context.cpp.orig	2012-01-10 18:04:45.000000000 +0100
++++ ace/SSL/SSL_Context.cpp	2012-01-10 18:17:42.000000000 +0100
+@@ -231,7 +231,11 @@
+   if (this->context_ != 0)
+     return -1;
+ 
++#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x1000000f
+   SSL_METHOD *method = 0;
++#else
++  const SSL_METHOD *method = 0;
++#endif
+ 
+   switch (mode)
+     {