diff --git a/tests/sshserver.pl b/tests/sshserver.pl
index 576b70635f..1b7b372088 100644
--- a/tests/sshserver.pl
+++ b/tests/sshserver.pl
@@ -551,6 +551,10 @@ push @cfgarr, "HostKey $hstprvkeyf_config";
 if ($sshdid !~ /OpenSSH-Windows/) {
     push @cfgarr, "PidFile $pidfile_config";
 }
+if(($sshdid =~ /OpenSSH/) && ($sshdvernum >= 880)) {
+    push @cfgarr, 'HostKeyAlgorithms +ssh-rsa';
+    push @cfgarr, 'PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes +ssh-rsa';
+}
 push @cfgarr, '#';
 push @cfgarr, "Port $port";
 push @cfgarr, "ListenAddress $listenaddr";