--- a/Modules/_ssl.c
+++ b/Modules/_ssl.c
@@ -3859,7 +3859,11 @@ _ssl__SSLContext__host_flags_get_impl(PySSLContext *self)
     unsigned int host_flags;
 
     ssl_verification_params = SSL_CTX_get0_param(self->ctx);
+#ifdef LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER
+    host_flags = 0;
+#else
     host_flags = X509_VERIFY_PARAM_get_hostflags(ssl_verification_params);
+#endif
     return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(host_flags);
 }