diff --git a/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare-nogui.pro b/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare-nogui.pro
index c4822441a..0833bab5c 100644
--- a/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare-nogui.pro
+++ b/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare-nogui.pro
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ sshserver {
 	#
 
 	INCLUDEPATH += ../../../lib/libssh-0.5.2/include/
-	LIBS += ../../../lib/libssh-0.5.2/build/src/libssh.a
-	LIBS += ../../../lib/libssh-0.5.2/build/src/threads/libssh_threads.a
+#	LIBS += ../../../lib/libssh-0.5.2/build/src/libssh.a
+#	LIBS += ../../../lib/libssh-0.5.2/build/src/threads/libssh_threads.a
+LIBS *= -lssh
 	HEADERS += ssh/rssshd.h
 	SOURCES += ssh/rssshd.cc
 
diff --git a/retroshare-nogui/src/ssh/rssshd.cc b/retroshare-nogui/src/ssh/rssshd.cc
index a5d1cc6f0..b75c32e89 100644
--- a/retroshare-nogui/src/ssh/rssshd.cc
+++ b/retroshare-nogui/src/ssh/rssshd.cc
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@ int RsSshd::listenConnect()
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+#if LIBSSH_VERSION_INT >= SSH_VERSION_INT(0,5,0)
 	if (ssh_handle_key_exchange(mSession)) 
+#else
+	if (ssh_accept(mSession)) 
+#endif
 	{
 		printf("ssh_handle_key_exchange: %s\n", ssh_get_error(mSession));
 		return 0;