diff --git a/logsrvd/tls_init.c b/logsrvd/tls_init.c
index d7938d100..6a24fcc83 100644
--- a/logsrvd/tls_init.c
+++ b/logsrvd/tls_init.c
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ verify_cert_chain(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *cert_file)
         goto done;
     }
 
-#if !defined(HAVE_WOLFSSL)
-    if ((ca_store = SSL_CTX_get_cert_store(ctx)) != NULL)
+    ca_store = SSL_CTX_get_cert_store(ctx);
+#ifdef X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT
+    if (ca_store != NULL)
         X509_STORE_set_flags(ca_store, X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT);
 #endif