diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
index 32e59d91b88..b634f11d649 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ configure_apache2() {
    # Backup stock apache configuration since we may modify it in Secondary Storage VM
    cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default /etc/apache2/sites-available/default.orig
    cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.orig
+   sed -i 's/SSLProtocol all -SSLv2$/SSLProtocol all -SSLv2 -SSLv3/g' /etc/apache2/mods-available/ssl.conf
 }
 
 configure_services() {
diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
index a292203c7fc..a1ae79262f4 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ configure_apache2() {
    # Backup stock apache configuration since we may modify it in Secondary Storage VM
    cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default /etc/apache2/sites-available/default.orig
    cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.orig
+   sed -i 's/SSLProtocol all -SSLv2$/SSLProtocol all -SSLv2 -SSLv3/g' /etc/apache2/mods-available/ssl.conf
 }
 
 configure_services() {