--- lib/HTTP/SimpleLinkChecker.pm
+++ lib/HTTP/SimpleLinkChecker.pm
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ use LWP::UserAgent;
 
 @EXPORT_OK = qw(check_link);
 
-my $UA = LWP::UserAgent->new( ssl_opts => { verify_hostname => 0 } );
+my $UA = LWP::UserAgent->VERSION >= 6.00
+		? LWP::UserAgent->new( ssl_opts => { verify_hostname => 0 } )
+		: LWP::UserAgent->new();
 $UA->env_proxy;
 
 $VERSION = '1.163';