diff --git a/lib/vtls/openssl.c b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
index ed4eefc01d6b9a93bfde551ddc346bc8830d8768..2469640b42988f0569af023ac7f9fedf98de8c5f 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/openssl.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
@@ -577,6 +577,18 @@ const struct Curl_ssl Curl_ssl_hitls = {
 
 #endif /* USE_OPENHITLS */
 
+#if defined(USE_OPENHITLS)
+#define CHECK_VERSION_CALL(f) \
+do { \
+  if (data->set.ssl.primary.version >= CURL_SSLVERSION_TLCPv1_1 && data->set.ssl.primary.version < CURL_SSLVERSION_LAST) { \
+    printf("%s:%d OPENHITLS CALL\n", __func__, __LINE__); \
+    return Curl_ssl_hitls.f; \
+  } \
+} while(0)
+#else
+#define CHECK_VERSION_CALL(f)
+#endif
+
 #if defined(USE_QUICHE) || defined(USE_OPENSSL)
 
 #include <limits.h>
@@ -5629,11 +5641,7 @@ static ssize_t ossl_recv(struct Curl_cfilter *cf,
                          size_t buffersize,        /* max amount to read */
                          CURLcode *curlcode)
 {
-#if defined(USE_OPENHITLS)
-    if (data->set.ssl.primary.version == CURL_SSLVERSION_TLCPv1_1) {
-        return Curl_ssl_hitls.recv_plain(cf, data, buf, buffersize, curlcode);
-    }
-#endif
+  CHECK_VERSION_CALL(recv_plain(cf, data, buf, buffersize, curlcode));
   char error_buffer[256];
   unsigned long sslerror;
   ssize_t nread;