diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index 56641f5..ac7810a 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -1788,8 +1788,10 @@
     mbedtls_ssl_conf_session_tickets( &conf, opt.tickets );
 #endif
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SINGLE_CIPHERSUITE)
     if( opt.force_ciphersuite[0] != DFL_FORCE_CIPHER )
         mbedtls_ssl_conf_ciphersuites( &conf, opt.force_ciphersuite );
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SINGLE_CIPHERSUITE */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ARC4_C)
     if( opt.arc4 != DFL_ARC4 )
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_mail_client.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_mail_client.c
index 5880468..3ceae8c 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_mail_client.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_mail_client.c
@@ -621,8 +621,10 @@
     mbedtls_ssl_conf_rng( &conf, mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random, &ctr_drbg );
     mbedtls_ssl_conf_dbg( &conf, my_debug, stdout );
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SINGLE_CIPHERSUITE)
     if( opt.force_ciphersuite[0] != DFL_FORCE_CIPHER )
         mbedtls_ssl_conf_ciphersuites( &conf, opt.force_ciphersuite );
+#endif /* !MBEDTLS_SSL_SINGLE_CIPHERSUITE */
 
     mbedtls_ssl_conf_ca_chain( &conf, &cacert, NULL );
     if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_conf_own_cert( &conf, &clicert, &pkey ) ) != 0 )
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index 4312629..88c92b3 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -2662,14 +2662,17 @@
     }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS */
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SINGLE_CIPHERSUITE)
     if( opt.force_ciphersuite[0] != DFL_FORCE_CIPHER )
         mbedtls_ssl_conf_ciphersuites( &conf, opt.force_ciphersuite );
+#endif /* !MBEDTLS_SSL_SINGLE_CIPHERSUITE */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ARC4_C)
     if( opt.arc4 != DFL_ARC4 )
         mbedtls_ssl_conf_arc4_support( &conf, opt.arc4 );
 #endif
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SINGLE_CIPHERSUITE)
     if( opt.version_suites != NULL )
     {
         mbedtls_ssl_conf_ciphersuites_for_version( &conf, version_suites[0],
@@ -2685,6 +2688,7 @@
                                           MBEDTLS_SSL_MAJOR_VERSION_3,
                                           MBEDTLS_SSL_MINOR_VERSION_3 );
     }
+#endif /* !MBEDTLS_SSL_SINGLE_CIPHERSUITE */
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_ALLOW_LEGACY_RENEGOTIATION)
     if( opt.allow_legacy != DFL_ALLOW_LEGACY )