--- acinclude.m4
+++ acinclude.m4
@@ -416,13 +416,13 @@
 if test "$use_crypto" = "auto" && test "$found_crypto" = "none" || test "$use_crypto" = "$1"; then
 m4_case([$1],
 [openssl], [
-  LIBSSH2_LIB_HAVE_LINKFLAGS([ssl], [crypto], [#include <openssl/ssl.h>], [
+  LIBSSH2_LIB_HAVE_LINKFLAGS([crypto],    [], [#include <openssl/ssl.h>], [
     AC_DEFINE(LIBSSH2_OPENSSL, 1, [Use $1])
-    LIBSREQUIRED="$LIBSREQUIRED${LIBSREQUIRED:+ }libssl libcrypto"
+    LIBSREQUIRED="$LIBSREQUIRED${LIBSREQUIRED:+ }libcrypto"
 
     # Not all OpenSSL have AES-CTR functions.
     libssh2_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-    LIBS="$LIBS $LIBSSL"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $LIBCRYPTO"
     AC_CHECK_FUNCS(EVP_aes_128_ctr)
     LIBS="$libssh2_save_LIBS"
 
--- Makefile.OpenSSL.inc
+++ Makefile.OpenSSL.inc
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 CRYPTO_CSOURCES = openssl.c
 CRYPTO_HHEADERS = openssl.h
-CRYPTO_LTLIBS = $(LTLIBSSL)
+CRYPTO_LTLIBS = $(LTLIBCRYPTO)