diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index 139dbf0a0c..b97f9617db 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -1419,8 +1419,11 @@ if ($zlib)
 		}
 	}
 
-#Always build the library with OPENSSL_USE_DEPRECATED. This is overridden by OPENSSL_NO_DEPRECATED
-$cflags = "-DOPENSSL_USE_DEPRECATED $cflags";
+#Build the library with OPENSSL_USE_DEPRECATED if deprecation is not disabled
+if(!defined($disabled{"deprecated"}))
+	{
+	$cflags = "-DOPENSSL_USE_DEPRECATED $cflags";
+	}
 
 # You will find shlib_mark1 and shlib_mark2 explained in Makefile.org
 my $shared_mark = "";
diff --git a/crypto/opensslconf.h.in b/crypto/opensslconf.h.in
index 31a01c1c8b..faa33a496d 100644
--- a/crypto/opensslconf.h.in
+++ b/crypto/opensslconf.h.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * deprecated functions then this will not work
  */
 #if defined(OPENSSL_NO_DEPRECATED) && defined(OPENSSL_USE_DEPRECATED)
-#undef OPENSSL_USE_DEPRECATED
+#error "OPENSSL_USE_DEPRECATED has been defined, but OpenSSL has been built without support for deprecated functions"
 #endif
 
 /* Test for support for deprecated attribute */