diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1bdeea275..9a17b25ae 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+20091107
+ - (dtucker) [authfile.c] Fall back to 3DES for the encryption of private
+    keys when built with OpenSSL versions that don't do AES.
+
 20091105
  - (dtucker) [authfile.c] Add OpenSSL compat header so this still builds with
    older versions of OpenSSL.
diff --git a/authfile.c b/authfile.c
index fc12c00c7..3fbe11b0e 100644
--- a/authfile.c
+++ b/authfile.c
@@ -187,7 +187,11 @@ key_save_private_pem(Key *key, const char *filename, const char *_passphrase,
 	int success = 0;
 	int len = strlen(_passphrase);
 	u_char *passphrase = (len > 0) ? (u_char *)_passphrase : NULL;
+#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x00907000L)
+	const EVP_CIPHER *cipher = (len > 0) ? EVP_des_ede3_cbc() : NULL;
+#else
 	const EVP_CIPHER *cipher = (len > 0) ? EVP_aes_128_cbc() : NULL;
+#endif
 
 	if (len > 0 && len <= 4) {
 		error("passphrase too short: have %d bytes, need > 4", len);