diff --git a/demos/x509/mkcert.c b/demos/x509/mkcert.c
index c5e67b8e2..6a52e5d0f 100644
--- a/demos/x509/mkcert.c
+++ b/demos/x509/mkcert.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ int mkcert(X509 **x509p, EVP_PKEY **pkeyp, int bits, int serial, int days)
 	}
 #endif
 	
-	if (!X509_sign(x,pk,EVP_md5()))
+	if (!X509_sign(x,pk,EVP_sha1()))
 		goto err;
 
 	*x509p=x;
diff --git a/demos/x509/mkreq.c b/demos/x509/mkreq.c
index 3dfc65f16..d17e4ade9 100644
--- a/demos/x509/mkreq.c
+++ b/demos/x509/mkreq.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int mkreq(X509_REQ **req, EVP_PKEY **pkeyp, int bits, int serial, int days)
 
 #endif
 	
-	if (!X509_REQ_sign(x,pk,EVP_md5()))
+	if (!X509_REQ_sign(x,pk,EVP_sha1()))
 		goto err;
 
 	*req=x;