--- init.h.ORIG	2021-09-30 01:46:03 +0000
+++ init.h	2021-09-30 02:00:24 +0000
@@ -4294,7 +4294,7 @@
   */
 #  endif /* defined HAVE_SSL_PARTIAL_CHAIN */
 # endif /* defined USE_SSL_OPENSSL */
-  { "ssl_ciphers", DT_STR, R_NONE, {.p=&SslCiphers}, {.p=0} },
+  { "ssl_ciphers", DT_STR, R_NONE, {.p=&SslCiphers}, {.p="@SYSTEM"} },
   /*
   ** .pp
   ** Contains a colon-separated list of ciphers to use when using SSL.
--- mutt_ssl_gnutls.c.ORIG	2021-09-30 02:00:40 +0000
+++ mutt_ssl_gnutls.c	2021-09-30 02:01:59 +0000
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@
   else
     mutt_buffer_strcpy (priority, "NORMAL");
 
+if (SslCiphers && strcmp(SslCiphers, "@SYSTEM"))
+{
   if (!option (OPTTLSV1_3))
   {
     nproto--;
@@ -349,7 +351,7 @@
     mutt_error (_("All available protocols for TLS/SSL connection disabled"));
     goto cleanup;
   }
-
+}
   if ((err = gnutls_priority_set_direct (data->state, mutt_b2s (priority), NULL)) < 0)
   {
     mutt_error ("gnutls_priority_set_direct(%s): %s", mutt_b2s (priority), gnutls_strerror (err));