diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index c1d5d6a..f589b98 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -920,7 +920,8 @@
 ngx_ssl_trusted_certificate(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl, ngx_str_t *cert,
     ngx_int_t depth)
 {
-    SSL_CTX_set_verify(ssl->ctx, SSL_VERIFY_PEER, ngx_ssl_verify_callback);
+    SSL_CTX_set_verify(ssl->ctx, SSL_CTX_get_verify_mode(ssl->ctx),
+                       ngx_ssl_verify_callback);
 
     SSL_CTX_set_verify_depth(ssl->ctx, depth);