diff --git a/VMS/openssl_startup.com.in b/VMS/openssl_startup.com.in
index 3a1596e62bcee53da71b9a2c34e8b5fa4924032d..0668efdef22412eceb866bb6a52deca21f6acdcc 100644
--- a/VMS/openssl_startup.com.in
+++ b/VMS/openssl_startup.com.in
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ $	DEFT OSSL$INCLUDE		'INSTALLTOP_'INCLUDE.]
 $	DEF  OSSL$LIB			OSSL$INSTROOT:[LIB.'arch']
 $	DEF  OSSL$SHARE			OSSL$INSTROOT:[LIB.'arch']
 $	DEF  OSSL$ENGINES'sv'		OSSL$INSTROOT:[ENGINES'sv'.'arch']
-$	DEF  OSSL$EXE			OSSL$INSTROOT:[EXE.'arch']
+$	DEF  OSSL$EXE			OSSL$INSTROOT:[EXE.'arch'],-
+					OSSL$INSTROOT:[EXE]
 $	DEF  OSSL$LIBCRYPTO'pz'		OSSL$LIB:OSSL$LIBCRYPTO'pz'.OLB
 $	DEF  OSSL$LIBSSL'pz'		OSSL$LIB:OSSL$LIBSSL'pz'.OLB
 $	DEF  OSSL$LIBCRYPTO'sv'_SHR'pz'	OSSL$SHARE:OSSL$LIBCRYPTO'sv'_SHR'pz'.EXE