diff --git a/ncat/configure b/ncat/configure
index 013bc7237..6a136c8b6 100755
--- a/ncat/configure
+++ b/ncat/configure
@@ -4690,7 +4690,7 @@ if ${ac_cv_lib_ssl_SSL_new+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lssl  $LIBS"
+LIBS="-lssl  -lcrypto  $LIBS"
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
diff --git a/ncat/configure.ac b/ncat/configure.ac
index a3afade0a..dcccf0352 100644
--- a/ncat/configure.ac
+++ b/ncat/configure.ac
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ if test "$use_openssl" = "yes" -a -z "$specialssldir" ; then
 	   [ 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]) ])
+If it is installed you can try the --with-openssl=DIR argument]) ],
+     [ -lcrypto ])
 	fi
 fi