diff --git a/include/types/server.h b/include/types/server.h
index 20c314b99..5092eb7df 100644
--- a/include/types/server.h
+++ b/include/types/server.h
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ struct server {
 	struct sockaddr_storage init_addr;	/* plain IP address specified on the init-addr line */
 	unsigned int init_addr_methods;		/* initial address setting, 3-bit per method, ends at 0, enough to store 10 entries */
 
+	int use_ssl;				/* ssl enabled  */
 #ifdef USE_OPENSSL
-	int use_ssl;				/* ssl enabled */
 	struct {
 		SSL_CTX *ctx;
 		SSL_SESSION *reused_sess;
diff --git a/src/checks.c b/src/checks.c
index b1e45499f..440ed605c 100644
--- a/src/checks.c
+++ b/src/checks.c
@@ -3427,9 +3427,7 @@ int srv_check_healthcheck_port(struct check *chk)
 	 * default, unless one is specified.
 	 */
 	if (!chk->port && !is_addr(&chk->addr)) {
-#ifdef USE_OPENSSL
 		chk->use_ssl |= (srv->use_ssl || (srv->proxy->options & PR_O_TCPCHK_SSL));
-#endif
 		chk->send_proxy |= (srv->pp_opts);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 479631c8e..b58216ecb 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -1072,6 +1072,7 @@ int parse_server(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, struct proxy *curpr
 				goto out;
 			}
 
+			newsrv->use_ssl		= curproxy->defsrv.use_ssl;
 			newsrv->check.use_ssl	= curproxy->defsrv.check.use_ssl;
 			newsrv->check.port	= curproxy->defsrv.check.port;
 			if (newsrv->check.port)
@@ -1096,9 +1097,6 @@ int parse_server(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, struct proxy *curpr
 			newsrv->onmarkedup      = curproxy->defsrv.onmarkedup;
 			newsrv->consecutive_errors_limit
 						= curproxy->defsrv.consecutive_errors_limit;
-#ifdef OPENSSL
-			newsrv->use_ssl		= curproxy->defsrv.use_ssl;
-#endif
 			newsrv->uweight = newsrv->iweight
 						= curproxy->defsrv.iweight;