diff --git a/src/bosh_azure_cpi/lib/cloud/azure/restapi/azure_client.rb b/src/bosh_azure_cpi/lib/cloud/azure/restapi/azure_client.rb
index d9f84d83c..6a2b27897 100644
--- a/src/bosh_azure_cpi/lib/cloud/azure/restapi/azure_client.rb
+++ b/src/bosh_azure_cpi/lib/cloud/azure/restapi/azure_client.rb
@@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@ def redact_credentials_in_response_body(body)
     def http(uri, use_ssl = true)
       http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
       http.use_ssl = true && use_ssl
-      http.ssl_options = OpenSSL::SSL::OP_IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_EOF
+      http.ssl_options = OpenSSL::SSL::OP_IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_EOF if OpenSSL::SSL.const_defined? :OP_IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_EOF # Does not exist if using openssl 1.x
       if @azure_config.environment == ENVIRONMENT_AZURESTACK && uri.host.include?(@azure_config.azure_stack.domain)
         # The CA cert is only specified for the requests to AzureStack domain. If specified for other domains, the request will fail.
         http.ca_file = get_ca_cert_path