diff --git a/security/pks/Makefile b/security/pks/Makefile
index 9f73c9d8d914..73f871e99d86 100644
--- a/security/pks/Makefile
+++ b/security/pks/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}
 
 USE_GCC=	any
-USES=		bdb
+USES=		bdb ssl
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 PORTDOCS=	pks_help.* README EMAIL
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_AUTOTOOLS=	autoconf
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--datadir=${PREFIX}/share/pks --localstatedir=/var/pks \
 		--docdir=${PREFIX}/share/doc/pks --sysconfdir=${EXAMPLESDIR} \
-		--libdir=${LOCALBASE}/lib --with-libwrap
+		--libdir=${LOCALBASE}/lib --with-libwrap \
+		--with-openssl=${OPENSSLBASE}
 MAKE_ENV+=	SUBDIRS=
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
-CONFIGURE_ENV=	DBLIB="-L${BDB_LIB_DIR} -l${BDB_LIB_NAME}" DBINC=-I${BDB_INCLUDE_DIR} DBHDR=db.h
+CONFIGURE_ENV=	DBLIB="-L${BDB_LIB_DIR} -l${BDB_LIB_NAME}" \
+		DBINC=-I${BDB_INCLUDE_DIR} DBHDR=db.h
 
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 PKGMESSAGE=	${WRKDIR}/pkg-message