diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 96f9240..2b7b5c5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -16679,15 +16679,20 @@ then
     as_fn_error $? "OpenSSL not found." "$LINENO" 5
 fi
 
-SSL_LDFLAGS="-L$LIBSSL_HOME/lib"
-SSL_LIBS="-lssl -lcrypto"
-SSL_CPPFLAGS="-I$LIBSSL_HOME/include"
-
 save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
-LDFLAGS="-L$LIBSSL_HOME/lib $SSL_LIBS"
-
 save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-CFLAGS="$SSL_CPPFLAGS"
+
+if test "$LIBSSL_HOME" != "/usr"; then
+    SSL_LDFLAGS="-L$LIBSSL_HOME/lib"
+    SSL_CPPFLAGS="-I$LIBSSL_HOME/include"
+    LDFLAGS="-L$LIBSSL_HOME/lib $SSL_LIBS"
+    CFLAGS="$SSL_CPPFLAGS"
+else
+    SSL_LDFLAGS=""
+    SSL_CPPFLAGS=""
+fi
+
+SSL_LIBS="-lssl -lcrypto"
 
 have_ssl="no"
 have_crypto="no"
diff --git a/m4/reorganization/libs/openssl.m4 b/m4/reorganization/libs/openssl.m4
index e37c928..e78f8c0 100644
--- a/m4/reorganization/libs/openssl.m4
+++ b/m4/reorganization/libs/openssl.m4
@@ -22,15 +22,20 @@ then
     AC_MSG_ERROR([OpenSSL not found.])
 fi
 
-SSL_LDFLAGS="-L$LIBSSL_HOME/lib"
-SSL_LIBS="-lssl -lcrypto"
-SSL_CPPFLAGS="-I$LIBSSL_HOME/include"
-
 save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
-LDFLAGS="-L$LIBSSL_HOME/lib $SSL_LIBS"
-
 save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-CFLAGS="$SSL_CPPFLAGS"
+
+if test "$LIBSSL_HOME" != "/usr"; then
+    SSL_LDFLAGS="-L$LIBSSL_HOME/lib"
+    SSL_CPPFLAGS="-I$LIBSSL_HOME/include"
+    LDFLAGS="-L$LIBSSL_HOME/lib $SSL_LIBS"
+    CFLAGS="$SSL_CPPFLAGS"
+else
+    SSL_LDFLAGS=""
+    SSL_CPPFLAGS=""
+fi
+
+SSL_LIBS="-lssl -lcrypto"
 
 have_ssl="no"
 have_crypto="no"