diff --git a/telethon/crypto/aes_ctr.py b/telethon/crypto/aes_ctr.py
index 7bd7b79a..711f093e 100644
--- a/telethon/crypto/aes_ctr.py
+++ b/telethon/crypto/aes_ctr.py
@@ -1,21 +1,91 @@
-import pyaes
+from ctypes.util import find_library
+lib = find_library('ssl')
+
+if not lib:
+    # libssl.so not found; use pyaes
+    import pyaes
+
+    class AESModeCTR:
+        """Wrapper around pyaes.AESModeOfOperationCTR mode with custom IV"""
+        # TODO Maybe make a pull request to pyaes to support iv on CTR
+
+        def __init__(self, key, iv):
+            # TODO Use libssl if available
+            assert isinstance(key, bytes)
+            self._aes = pyaes.AESModeOfOperationCTR(key)
+
+            assert isinstance(iv, bytes)
+            assert len(iv) == 16
+            self._aes._counter._counter = list(iv)
+
+        def encrypt(self, data):
+            return self._aes.encrypt(data)
+
+        def decrypt(self, data):
+            return self._aes.decrypt(data)
+
+else:
+
+    _libssl = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(lib)
+
+    AES_MAXNR = 14
+    class AES_KEY(ctypes.Structure):
+        _fields_ = [
+            #uint32_t rd_key[4 * (AES_MAXNR + 1)];
+            ('rd_key', ctypes.c_uint32 * (4*(AES_MAXNR + 1))),
+            ('rounds', ctypes.c_uint),
+        ]
 
 
-class AESModeCTR:
-    """Wrapper around pyaes.AESModeOfOperationCTR mode with custom IV"""
-    # TODO Maybe make a pull request to pyaes to support iv on CTR
+    class AESModeCTR:
+        """Wrapper around pyaes.AESModeOfOperationCTR mode with custom IV"""
 
-    def __init__(self, key, iv):
-        # TODO Use libssl if available
-        assert isinstance(key, bytes)
-        self._aes = pyaes.AESModeOfOperationCTR(key)
+        def __init__(self, key, iv):
+            assert isinstance(key, bytes)
+            self.aeskey = AES_KEY()
+            self.liv = len(iv)
+            self.civ = (ctypes.c_ubyte * self.liv)(*iv)
+            ckey = (ctypes.c_ubyte * len(key))(*key)
+            cklen = ctypes.c_int(len(key)*8)
+            _libssl.AES_set_encrypt_key(ckey, cklen,  ctypes.byref(self.aeskey))
 
-        assert isinstance(iv, bytes)
-        assert len(iv) == 16
-        self._aes._counter._counter = list(iv)
+        def encrypt(self, data):
 
-    def encrypt(self, data):
-        return self._aes.encrypt(data)
+            cin = (ctypes.c_ubyte * len(plain))(*data)
+            ctlen = ctypes.c_size_t(len(data))
+            cout = (ctypes.c_ubyte * len(data))()
+            ccount = (ctypes.c_ubyte * self.liv)(*(b'\x00'*self.liv))
+            cnum = ctypes.c_uint(0)
 
-    def decrypt(self, data):
-        return self._aes.decrypt(data)
+            _libssl.AES_ctr128_encrypt(
+                ctypes.byref(cin), ctypes.byref(cout),
+                ctlen,  ctypes.byref(aeskey),
+                self.civ,
+                ccount,
+                ctypes.byref(cnum),
+            )
+
+            return bytes(cout)
+
+        def decrypt(self, data):
+            # AES-CTR is symetric
+            return self.encrypt(data)
+
+"""<aes.h>
+# define AES_MAXNR 14
+struct aes_key_st {
+# ifdef AES_LONG
+    unsigned long rd_key[4 * (AES_MAXNR + 1)];
+# else
+    unsigned int rd_key[4 * (AES_MAXNR + 1)];
+# endif
+    int rounds;
+};
+typedef struct aes_key_st AES_KEY;
+
+void AES_ctr128_encrypt(const unsigned char *in, unsigned char *out,
+                        size_t length, const AES_KEY *key,
+                        unsigned char ivec[AES_BLOCK_SIZE],
+                        unsigned char ecount_buf[AES_BLOCK_SIZE],
+                        unsigned int *num);
+"""