diff --git a/dns/dnsdist/Makefile b/dns/dnsdist/Makefile
index 0c5daa1f8af0..d4f816af6947 100644
--- a/dns/dnsdist/Makefile
+++ b/dns/dnsdist/Makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ LUAJIT_CONFIGURE_WITH=	luajit
 
 OPENSSL_USES=		ssl
 OPENSSL_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=libssl
+OPENSSL_CONFIGURE_ON=	LIBSSL_CFLAGS=-I${OPENSSLINC} LIBSSL_LIBS="-L${OPENSSLLIB} -lssl"
 
 SNMP_LIB_DEPENDS=	libnetsnmp.so:net-mgmt/net-snmp
 SNMP_CONFIGURE_WITH=	net-snmp