diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index 810c46995..bb9a9006b 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -591,6 +591,30 @@ ngx_ssl_password_callback(char *buf, int size, int rwflag, void *userdata)
 }
 
 
+ngx_int_t
+ngx_ssl_ciphers(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl, ngx_str_t *ciphers,
+    ngx_uint_t prefer_server_ciphers)
+{
+    if (SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(ssl->ctx, (char *) ciphers->data) == 0) {
+        ngx_ssl_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, ssl->log, 0,
+                      "SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(\"%V\") failed",
+                      ciphers);
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (prefer_server_ciphers) {
+        SSL_CTX_set_options(ssl->ctx, SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE);
+    }
+
+#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100001L && !defined LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
+    /* a temporary 512-bit RSA key is required for export versions of MSIE */
+    SSL_CTX_set_tmp_rsa_callback(ssl->ctx, ngx_ssl_rsa512_key_callback);
+#endif
+
+    return NGX_OK;
+}
+
+
 ngx_int_t
 ngx_ssl_client_certificate(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl, ngx_str_t *cert,
     ngx_int_t depth)
diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
index fc9ec054a..3367d1020 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_certificates(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl,
     ngx_array_t *certs, ngx_array_t *keys, ngx_array_t *passwords);
 ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_certificate(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl,
     ngx_str_t *cert, ngx_str_t *key, ngx_array_t *passwords);
+ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_ciphers(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl, ngx_str_t *ciphers,
+    ngx_uint_t prefer_server_ciphers);
 ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_client_certificate(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl,
     ngx_str_t *cert, ngx_int_t depth);
 ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_trusted_certificate(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_ssl_t *ssl,
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
index 5efee7b72..4f49a5276 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
@@ -4323,13 +4323,9 @@ ngx_http_proxy_set_ssl(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t *plcf)
         }
     }
 
-    if (SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(plcf->upstream.ssl->ctx,
-                                (const char *) plcf->ssl_ciphers.data)
-        == 0)
+    if (ngx_ssl_ciphers(cf, plcf->upstream.ssl, &plcf->ssl_ciphers, 0)
+        != NGX_OK)
     {
-        ngx_ssl_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf->log, 0,
-                      "SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(\"%V\") failed",
-                      &plcf->ssl_ciphers);
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.c
index 7f23c86e3..d685ae9b9 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.c
@@ -689,13 +689,10 @@ ngx_http_ssl_merge_srv_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, void *parent, void *child)
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }
 
-    if (SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(conf->ssl.ctx,
-                                (const char *) conf->ciphers.data)
-        == 0)
+    if (ngx_ssl_ciphers(cf, &conf->ssl, &conf->ciphers,
+                        conf->prefer_server_ciphers)
+        != NGX_OK)
     {
-        ngx_ssl_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf->log, 0,
-                      "SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(\"%V\") failed",
-                      &conf->ciphers);
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -730,15 +727,6 @@ ngx_http_ssl_merge_srv_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, void *parent, void *child)
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }
 
-    if (conf->prefer_server_ciphers) {
-        SSL_CTX_set_options(conf->ssl.ctx, SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE);
-    }
-
-#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100001L && !defined LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
-    /* a temporary 512-bit RSA key is required for export versions of MSIE */
-    SSL_CTX_set_tmp_rsa_callback(conf->ssl.ctx, ngx_ssl_rsa512_key_callback);
-#endif
-
     if (ngx_ssl_dhparam(cf, &conf->ssl, &conf->dhparam) != NGX_OK) {
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_uwsgi_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_uwsgi_module.c
index a03c6f697..7f916e840 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_uwsgi_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_uwsgi_module.c
@@ -2325,13 +2325,9 @@ ngx_http_uwsgi_set_ssl(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_http_uwsgi_loc_conf_t *uwcf)
         }
     }
 
-    if (SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(uwcf->upstream.ssl->ctx,
-                                (const char *) uwcf->ssl_ciphers.data)
-        == 0)
+    if (ngx_ssl_ciphers(cf, uwcf->upstream.ssl, &uwcf->ssl_ciphers, 0)
+        != NGX_OK)
     {
-        ngx_ssl_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf->log, 0,
-                      "SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(\"%V\") failed",
-                      &uwcf->ssl_ciphers);
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mail/ngx_mail_ssl_module.c b/src/mail/ngx_mail_ssl_module.c
index 83cffb832..11e428cb9 100644
--- a/src/mail/ngx_mail_ssl_module.c
+++ b/src/mail/ngx_mail_ssl_module.c
@@ -422,24 +422,13 @@ ngx_mail_ssl_merge_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, void *parent, void *child)
         }
     }
 
-    if (SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(conf->ssl.ctx,
-                                (const char *) conf->ciphers.data)
-        == 0)
+    if (ngx_ssl_ciphers(cf, &conf->ssl, &conf->ciphers,
+                        conf->prefer_server_ciphers)
+        != NGX_OK)
     {
-        ngx_ssl_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf->log, 0,
-                      "SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(\"%V\") failed",
-                      &conf->ciphers);
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }
 
-    if (conf->prefer_server_ciphers) {
-        SSL_CTX_set_options(conf->ssl.ctx, SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE);
-    }
-
-#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100001L && !defined LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
-    SSL_CTX_set_tmp_rsa_callback(conf->ssl.ctx, ngx_ssl_rsa512_key_callback);
-#endif
-
     if (ngx_ssl_dhparam(cf, &conf->ssl, &conf->dhparam) != NGX_OK) {
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }
diff --git a/src/stream/ngx_stream_proxy_module.c b/src/stream/ngx_stream_proxy_module.c
index d4fa99492..831fdda50 100644
--- a/src/stream/ngx_stream_proxy_module.c
+++ b/src/stream/ngx_stream_proxy_module.c
@@ -1640,13 +1640,7 @@ ngx_stream_proxy_set_ssl(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_stream_proxy_srv_conf_t *pscf)
         }
     }
 
-    if (SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(pscf->ssl->ctx,
-                                (const char *) pscf->ssl_ciphers.data)
-        == 0)
-    {
-        ngx_ssl_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf->log, 0,
-                      "SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(\"%V\") failed",
-                      &pscf->ssl_ciphers);
+    if (ngx_ssl_ciphers(cf, pscf->ssl, &pscf->ssl_ciphers, 0) != NGX_OK) {
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/stream/ngx_stream_ssl_module.c b/src/stream/ngx_stream_ssl_module.c
index 2d2f3ca02..9c559c635 100644
--- a/src/stream/ngx_stream_ssl_module.c
+++ b/src/stream/ngx_stream_ssl_module.c
@@ -266,24 +266,13 @@ ngx_stream_ssl_merge_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, void *parent, void *child)
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }
 
-    if (SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(conf->ssl.ctx,
-                                (const char *) conf->ciphers.data)
-        == 0)
+    if (ngx_ssl_ciphers(cf, &conf->ssl, &conf->ciphers,
+                        conf->prefer_server_ciphers)
+        != NGX_OK)
     {
-        ngx_ssl_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf->log, 0,
-                      "SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(\"%V\") failed",
-                      &conf->ciphers);
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }
 
-    if (conf->prefer_server_ciphers) {
-        SSL_CTX_set_options(conf->ssl.ctx, SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE);
-    }
-
-#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100001L && !defined LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
-    SSL_CTX_set_tmp_rsa_callback(conf->ssl.ctx, ngx_ssl_rsa512_key_callback);
-#endif
-
     if (ngx_ssl_dhparam(cf, &conf->ssl, &conf->dhparam) != NGX_OK) {
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }