diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 2dd0fc337..4ab3eeab3 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ export CFLAGS = $(CXXFLAGS)
 # CFLAGS = $(DEFS) $(INCLS)
 STATIC =
 LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@ $(DBGFLAGS) $(STATIC)
-LIBS =  @LIBNBASE_LIBS@ @LIBNSOCK_LIBS@ @LIBPCRE_LIBS@ @LIBPCAP_LIBS@ @OPENSSL_LIBS@ libnetutil/libnetutil.a @LIBDNET_LIBS@ @LIBLUA_LIBS@ @LIBS@
+LIBS =  @LIBNBASE_LIBS@ @LIBNSOCK_LIBS@ @LIBPCRE_LIBS@ @LIBPCAP_LIBS@ $(OPENSSL_LIBS) libnetutil/libnetutil.a @LIBDNET_LIBS@ @LIBLUA_LIBS@ @LIBS@
+OPENSSL_LIBS = @OPENSSL_LIBS@
 # LIBS =  -lefence @LIBS@
 # LIBS =  -lrmalloc @LIBS@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@