diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1b971dac..5c3ebb18 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3205,7 +3205,9 @@ fi
 if test "x$SSL" != "xno"; then
 	if test -n "$OPENSSL"; then
 		appendLib -L${OPENSSL}/lib
+		appendLib -L${OPENSSL}/lib64
 		appendCXX -I${OPENSSL}/include
+		PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$OPENSSL/lib/pkgconfig/:$OPENSSL/lib64/pkgconfig/:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
 	fi
 
 	old_SSL=$SSL
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 865aafa8..65b96e90 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ fi
 if test "x$SSL" != "xno"; then
 	if test -n "$OPENSSL"; then
 		appendLib -L${OPENSSL}/lib
+		appendLib -L${OPENSSL}/lib64
 		appendCXX -I${OPENSSL}/include
+		PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$OPENSSL/lib/pkgconfig/:$OPENSSL/lib64/pkgconfig/:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
 	fi
 
 	old_SSL=$SSL