diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cd0f6481721f9ec47bdc2c0da93936fdfe806a2c..5493086e5707e7a3f558e13909b34ac1f5ef4166 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1262,11 +1262,15 @@ else
 	BLK_SHA1 = 1
 	OPENSSL_LIBSSL =
 endif
+ifdef NO_OPENSSL
+	LIB_4_CRYPTO =
+else
 ifdef NEEDS_SSL_WITH_CRYPTO
 	LIB_4_CRYPTO = $(OPENSSL_LINK) -lcrypto -lssl
 else
 	LIB_4_CRYPTO = $(OPENSSL_LINK) -lcrypto
 endif
+endif
 ifdef NEEDS_LIBICONV
 	ifdef ICONVDIR
 		BASIC_CFLAGS += -I$(ICONVDIR)/include