diff --git a/vlib/net/openssl/openssl.c.v b/vlib/net/openssl/openssl.c.v
index 51755382ff2e26..1012da6072a515 100644
--- a/vlib/net/openssl/openssl.c.v
+++ b/vlib/net/openssl/openssl.c.v
@@ -156,9 +156,7 @@ fn init() {
 	}
 }
 
-pub const (
-	is_used = 1
-)
+pub const is_used = true
 
 // ssl_error returns non error ssl code or error if unrecoverable and we should panic
 fn ssl_error(ret int, ssl voidptr) !SSLError {
@@ -180,16 +178,15 @@ fn ssl_error(ret int, ssl voidptr) !SSLError {
 }
 
 enum SSLError {
-	ssl_error_none             = 0 // SSL_ERROR_NONE
-	ssl_error_ssl              = 1 // SSL_ERROR_SSL
-	ssl_error_want_read        = 2 // SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ
-	ssl_error_want_write       = 3 // SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE
-	ssl_error_want_x509_lookup = 4 // SSL_ERROR_WANT_X509_LOOKUP
-	ssl_error_syscall          = 5 // SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL
-	ssl_error_zero_return      = 6 // SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN
-	ssl_error_want_connect     = 7 // SSL_ERROR_WANT_CONNECT
-	ssl_error_want_accept      = 8 // SSL_ERROR_WANT_ACCEPT
-	ssl_error_want_async       = 9 // SSL_ERROR_WANT_ASYNC
-	ssl_error_want_async_job   = 10 // SSL_ERROR_WANT_ASYNC_JOB
-	ssl_error_want_early       = 11 // SSL_ERROR_WANT_EARLY
+	ssl_error_none             = C.SSL_ERROR_NONE
+	ssl_error_ssl              = C.SSL_ERROR_SSL
+	ssl_error_want_read        = C.SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ
+	ssl_error_want_write       = C.SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE
+	ssl_error_want_x509_lookup = C.SSL_ERROR_WANT_X509_LOOKUP
+	ssl_error_syscall          = C.SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL
+	ssl_error_zero_return      = C.SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN
+	ssl_error_want_connect     = C.SSL_ERROR_WANT_CONNECT
+	ssl_error_want_accept      = C.SSL_ERROR_WANT_ACCEPT
+	ssl_error_want_async       = C.SSL_ERROR_WANT_ASYNC
+	ssl_error_want_async_job   = C.SSL_ERROR_WANT_ASYNC_JOB
 }
diff --git a/vlib/net/openssl/openssl_compiles_test.c.v b/vlib/net/openssl/openssl_compiles_test.c.v
index 17f2598d0c5b3b..32e72ad503852e 100644
--- a/vlib/net/openssl/openssl_compiles_test.c.v
+++ b/vlib/net/openssl/openssl_compiles_test.c.v
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ fn test_printing_struct_with_reference_field_of_type_ssl_ctx() {
 }
 
 fn test_openssl_compiles() {
-	assert openssl.is_used == 1
+	assert openssl.is_used
 	assert true
 }