diff --git a/python3/Modules/_ssl.c b/python3/Modules/_ssl.c

index 60712021..22b4b176 100644

--- a/python3/Modules/_ssl.c

+++ b/python3/Modules/_ssl.c

@@ -3131,7 +3131,7 @@ _ssl__SSLContext_impl(PyTypeObject *type, int proto_version)

 #endif

     } else {

         /* SSLv2 needs MD5 */

-        result = SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(ctx, "HIGH:!aNULL:!eNULL");

+        result = SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(ctx, "SSLv2:!aNULL:!eNULL");

     }

     if (result == 0) {

         Py_DECREF(self);