diff --git a/lib/pure/net.nim b/lib/pure/net.nim
index 1442e85443..c60caab08b 100644
--- a/lib/pure/net.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/net.nim
@@ -479,8 +479,6 @@ when defineSsl:
     let err = ERR_peek_last_error()
     if err == 0:
       raise newException(SslError, "No error reported.")
-    if err == -1:
-      raiseOSError(osLastError())
     var errStr = $ERR_error_string(err, nil)
     case err
     of 336032814, 336032784:
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/openssl.nim b/lib/wrappers/openssl.nim
index 5fd4def0ba..01c53b7553 100644
--- a/lib/wrappers/openssl.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/openssl.nim
@@ -478,10 +478,10 @@ proc BIO_free*(b: BIO): cint{.cdecl, dynlib: DLLUtilName, importc.}
 
 proc ERR_print_errors_fp*(fp: File){.cdecl, dynlib: DLLSSLName, importc.}
 
-proc ERR_error_string*(e: cint, buf: cstring): cstring{.cdecl,
+proc ERR_error_string*(e: culong, buf: cstring): cstring{.cdecl,
     dynlib: DLLUtilName, importc.}
-proc ERR_get_error*(): cint{.cdecl, dynlib: DLLUtilName, importc.}
-proc ERR_peek_last_error*(): cint{.cdecl, dynlib: DLLUtilName, importc.}
+proc ERR_get_error*(): culong{.cdecl, dynlib: DLLUtilName, importc.}
+proc ERR_peek_last_error*(): culong{.cdecl, dynlib: DLLUtilName, importc.}
 
 proc OPENSSL_config*(configName: cstring){.cdecl, dynlib: DLLSSLName, importc.}