diff --git a/openssl/src/ssl/mod.rs b/openssl/src/ssl/mod.rs
index 55955753f129fd9ddd7682efbffcea5b1c59e3ef..ad21e5638e211b16a00b4143e9a13615547a02a2 100644
--- a/openssl/src/ssl/mod.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/ssl/mod.rs
@@ -704,10 +704,9 @@ pub struct CipherBits {
     pub secret: i32,
 
     /// The number of bits processed by the chosen algorithm.
-    pub algorithm: Option<i32>,
+    pub algorithm: i32,
 }
 
-
 pub struct SslCipher<'a> {
     cipher: *const ffi::SSL_CIPHER,
     ph: PhantomData<&'a ()>,