diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a38eaafe2..8002d80c7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4437,7 +4437,7 @@ if test "${ac_cv_lib_ssl_SSL_new+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lssl  $LIBS"
+LIBS="-lssl  -lcrypto  $LIBS"
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a73c032dc..d7238898d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ if test "$use_openssl" = "yes" -a -z "$specialssldir"; then
    AC_CHECK_LIB(ssl, SSL_new,
     [ use_openssl="yes" ],
     [ use_openssl="no"
-    AC_MSG_WARN([Failed to find libssl so OpenSSL will not be used. If it is installed you can try the --with-openssl=DIR argument]) ])
+    AC_MSG_WARN([Failed to find libssl so OpenSSL will not be used. If it is installed you can try the --with-openssl=DIR argument]) ],
+    [ -lcrypto ])
  fi
 fi