diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4b2c5ace2..c5c1adcbe 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4176,132 +4176,6 @@ if test "${with_openssl+set}" = set; then
     ;;
   no)
     use_openssl="no"
-    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for library containing dlopen" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for library containing dlopen... $ECHO_C" >&6
-if test "${ac_cv_search_dlopen+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  ac_func_search_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-ac_cv_search_dlopen=no
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-char dlopen ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-dlopen ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_link) 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  ac_cv_search_dlopen="none required"
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-fi
-rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-if test "$ac_cv_search_dlopen" = no; then
-  for ac_lib in dl; do
-    LIBS="-l$ac_lib  $ac_func_search_save_LIBS"
-    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-char dlopen ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-dlopen ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_link) 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  ac_cv_search_dlopen="-l$ac_lib"
-break
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-fi
-rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-  done
-fi
-LIBS=$ac_func_search_save_LIBS
-fi
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_search_dlopen" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_search_dlopen" >&6
-if test "$ac_cv_search_dlopen" != no; then
-  test "$ac_cv_search_dlopen" = "none required" || LIBS="$ac_cv_search_dlopen $LIBS"
-
-fi
-
     ;;
   *)
     specialssldir="$with_openssl"
@@ -5749,6 +5623,133 @@ if test $no_lua == yes; then
   INSTALLNSE=""
 
 else
+  # NSE C modules are loaded with dlopen.
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for library containing dlopen" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for library containing dlopen... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_search_dlopen+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  ac_func_search_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+ac_cv_search_dlopen=no
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+char dlopen ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+dlopen ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_link) 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
+			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_search_dlopen="none required"
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+fi
+rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+if test "$ac_cv_search_dlopen" = no; then
+  for ac_lib in dl; do
+    LIBS="-l$ac_lib  $ac_func_search_save_LIBS"
+    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+char dlopen ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+dlopen ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_link) 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
+			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_search_dlopen="-l$ac_lib"
+break
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+fi
+rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+  done
+fi
+LIBS=$ac_func_search_save_LIBS
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_search_dlopen" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_search_dlopen" >&6
+if test "$ac_cv_search_dlopen" != no; then
+  test "$ac_cv_search_dlopen" = "none required" || LIBS="$ac_cv_search_dlopen $LIBS"
+
+fi
+
 
   # If they didn't specify it, we try to find it
   if test $have_lua != yes; then
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 858c13362..4f1a1c7a7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--with-openssl=DIR],[Use optional openssl libs and includes from
     ;;
   no)
     use_openssl="no"
-    AC_SEARCH_LIBS(dlopen, dl)
     ;;
   *)
     specialssldir="$with_openssl"
@@ -479,6 +478,8 @@ if test $no_lua == yes; then
   INSTALLNSE=""
 
 else 
+  # NSE C modules are loaded with dlopen.
+  AC_SEARCH_LIBS(dlopen, dl)
 
   # If they didn't specify it, we try to find it
   if test $have_lua != yes; then