diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c878b4e..c12bfb6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1112,10 +1112,16 @@ if test "$with_openssl" = yes ; then
   dnl Order matters!
   if test "$PORTNAME" != "win32"; then
      AC_CHECK_LIB(crypto, CRYPTO_new_ex_data, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([library 'crypto' is required for OpenSSL])])
-     AC_CHECK_LIB(ssl,    SSL_library_init, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([library 'ssl' is required for OpenSSL])])
+     FOUND_SSL_LIB="no"
+     AC_CHECK_LIB(ssl, OPENSSL_init_ssl, [FOUND_SSL_LIB="yes"])
+     AC_CHECK_LIB(ssl, SSL_library_init, [FOUND_SSL_LIB="yes"])
+     AS_IF([test "x$FOUND_SSL_LIB" = xno], [AC_MSG_ERROR([library 'ssl' is required for OpenSSL])])
   else
      AC_SEARCH_LIBS(CRYPTO_new_ex_data, eay32 crypto, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([library 'eay32' or 'crypto' is required for OpenSSL])])
-     AC_SEARCH_LIBS(SSL_library_init, ssleay32 ssl, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([library 'ssleay32' or 'ssl' is required for OpenSSL])])
+     FOUND_SSL_LIB="no"
+     AC_SEARCH_LIBS(ssleay32 ssl, OPENSSL_init_ssl, [FOUND_SSL_LIB="yes"])
+     AC_SEARCH_LIBS(ssleay32 ssl, SSL_library_init, [FOUND_SSL_LIB="yes"])
+     AS_IF([test "x$FOUND_SSL_LIB" = xno], [AC_MSG_ERROR([library 'ssleay32' or 'ssl' is required for OpenSSL])])
   fi
   AC_CHECK_FUNCS([SSL_get_current_compression])
 fi