diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 35f8646f..fe6a9998 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ if test "$enable_ssl" = "yes"; then
   fi
   if test "$enable_openssl" = "yes"; then
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OPENSSL,, Build with OpenSSL support)
+    LIBS="$LIBS $SSL_LIBS"
   fi
 fi