diff --git a/openssl-sys/build/main.rs b/openssl-sys/build/main.rs
index 2ca53c97..56a60161 100644
--- a/openssl-sys/build/main.rs
+++ b/openssl-sys/build/main.rs
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ See rust-openssl documentation for more information:
             (3, 4, _) => ('3', '4', 'x'),
             (3, 5, _) => ('3', '5', 'x'),
             (3, 6, 0) => ('3', '6', '0'),
-            _ => version_error(),
+            _ => ('3', '6', 'x'),
         };
 
         println!("cargo:libressl=true");