diff --git a/OpenSSL/SSL.py b/OpenSSL/SSL.py
index e80ea3c..62ce6c1 100644
--- a/OpenSSL/SSL.py
+++ b/OpenSSL/SSL.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 NID_X9_62_prime239v3 = _lib.NID_X9_62_prime239v3
 NID_X9_62_prime256v1 = _lib.NID_X9_62_prime256v1
 
-OPENSSL_NO_EC = not _lib.Cryptography_HAS_EC
+_Cryptography_HAS_EC = _lib.Cryptography_HAS_EC
 
 
 class Error(Exception):
diff --git a/OpenSSL/test/test_ssl.py b/OpenSSL/test/test_ssl.py
index c884148..5e08e9b 100644
--- a/OpenSSL/test/test_ssl.py
+++ b/OpenSSL/test/test_ssl.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     SESS_CACHE_OFF, SESS_CACHE_CLIENT, SESS_CACHE_SERVER, SESS_CACHE_BOTH,
     SESS_CACHE_NO_AUTO_CLEAR, SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_LOOKUP,
     SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_STORE, SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL)
-from OpenSSL.SSL import NID_X9_62_prime256v1, OPENSSL_NO_EC
+from OpenSSL.SSL import NID_X9_62_prime256v1, _Cryptography_HAS_EC
 
 from OpenSSL.SSL import (
     Error, SysCallError, WantReadError, WantWriteError, ZeroReturnError)
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@
         # XXX What should I assert here? -exarkun
 
 
-    if not OPENSSL_NO_EC:
+    if _Cryptography_HAS_EC:
         def test_set_tmp_ecdh_by_curve_name(self):
             """
             :py:obj:`Context.set_tmp_ecdh_by_curve_name` sets the Eliptical