diff --git a/aconfigure b/aconfigure
index abf55078a..be4cd0fea 100755
--- a/aconfigure
+++ b/aconfigure
@@ -7955,22 +7955,24 @@ else
 	  	*darwin*)
 	            SAVED_LIBS="$LIBS"
 	            LIBS="-framework Security"
-	            cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+		    cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-
+#include <Security/SecureTransport.h>
 int
 main ()
 {
-
+if (__builtin_available(macOS 10.3, iOS 11.3, *)) {
+			     SSLContextRef ssl_ctx;
+			     SSLReHandshake(ssl_ctx);
+			 }
   ;
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
   ac_ssl_backend=darwin
 fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 		    LIBS="$SAVED_LIBS"
 	            if test "x$ac_ssl_backend" = "xdarwin"; then
 		        $as_echo "#define PJ_HAS_SSL_SOCK 1" >>confdefs.h
diff --git a/aconfigure.ac b/aconfigure.ac
index b17f56818..781b01bc6 100644
--- a/aconfigure.ac
+++ b/aconfigure.ac
@@ -1578,16 +1578,20 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(darwin-ssl,
 	  	*darwin*)
 	            SAVED_LIBS="$LIBS"
 	            LIBS="-framework Security"
-	            AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [])],
-		                   [ac_ssl_backend=darwin],)
+		    AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <Security/SecureTransport.h>]],
+			[if (__builtin_available(macOS 10.12, iOS 10.0, *)) {
+			     SSLContextRef ssl_ctx;
+			     SSLReHandshake(ssl_ctx);
+			 }])],
+			[ac_ssl_backend=darwin],)
 		    LIBS="$SAVED_LIBS"
 	            if test "x$ac_ssl_backend" = "xdarwin"; then
 		        AC_DEFINE(PJ_HAS_SSL_SOCK, 1)
 		        AC_DEFINE(PJ_SSL_SOCK_IMP, PJ_SSL_SOCK_IMP_DARWIN)
 		        LIBS="$LIBS -framework Security"
-	  	        AC_MSG_RESULT([Checking if Security framework for Darwin SSL is available... yes])
+	  	        AC_MSG_RESULT([Checking if Darwin SSL is available... yes])
 	            else
-	                AC_MSG_RESULT([Checking if Security framework for Darwin SSL is available... no])
+	                AC_MSG_RESULT([Checking if Darwin SSL is available... no])
 		    fi
 		    ;;
 		esac