diff --git a/Configurations/descrip.mms.tmpl b/Configurations/descrip.mms.tmpl
index 83ee61482ece2fe8f599959601eebec6c48e1eba..6d08ae8cad3c5858c69d3cfe202f0801e4737cda 100644
--- a/Configurations/descrip.mms.tmpl
+++ b/Configurations/descrip.mms.tmpl
@@ -405,7 +405,10 @@ vmsconfig.pm : configdata.pm
         WRITE CONFIG "  OPENSSLDIR => '$(OPENSSLDIR)',"
         WRITE CONFIG "  pointersize => '","{- $target{pointersize} -}","',"
         WRITE CONFIG "  shared_libs => ["
-        {- join("\n        ", map { "WRITE CONFIG \"    '$_'," } map { $unified_info{sharednames}->{$_} || () } @{$unified_info{libraries}}) || "\@ !" -}
+        {- $disabled{shared}
+           ? "\@ !"
+           : join("\n        ", map { "WRITE CONFIG \"    '$_'," } map { $unified_info{sharednames}->{$_} || () } @{$unified_info{libraries}})
+        -}
         WRITE CONFIG "  ],"
         WRITE CONFIG ");"
         WRITE CONFIG "our %target = ();"
diff --git a/VMS/openssl_shutdown.com.in b/VMS/openssl_shutdown.com.in
index 236979eab22c57fc2c2972250576751a86239be5..53853623046f1641cd03f8a2e7aa53f4b2c13f11 100644
--- a/VMS/openssl_shutdown.com.in
+++ b/VMS/openssl_shutdown.com.in
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ $	DEAS OSSL$LIB'v'
 $	DEAS OSSL$SHARE'v'
 $	DEAS OSSL$ENGINES'v'
 $	DEAS OSSL$EXE'v'
-$       {- output_off() if $disabled{shared} -}
-$       {- join("\n\$       ", map { "DEAS $_'v'" } map { $unified_info{sharednames}->{$_} || () } @{$unified_info{libraries}}) -}
-$       {- output_on() -}
+$       {- join("\n\$       ", map { my $x = uc $_; "DEAS ${x}'v'" } @{$config{shared_libs}}) -}
 $	IF P2 .NES. "NOALIASES"
 $	THEN
 $	    DEAS OSSL$ROOT
@@ -51,9 +49,7 @@ $	    DEAS OSSL$SHARE
 $	    DEAS OSSL$ENGINES
 $	    DEAS OSSL$EXE
 $	    DEAS OPENSSL
-$           {- output_off() if $disabled{shared} -}
-$           {- join("\n\$           ", map { "DEAS $_" } map { $unified_info{sharednames}->{$_} || () } @{$unified_info{libraries}}) -}
-$           {- output_on() -}
+$           {- join("\n\$           ", map { my $x = uc $_; "DEAS ${x}" } @{$config{shared_libs}}) -}
 $	ENDIF
 $
 $	EXIT 'status'
diff --git a/VMS/openssl_startup.com.in b/VMS/openssl_startup.com.in
index caad02278b957e52b4dd47cded82ef5f66c06a35..e5043b5bb0c254210ccbb3123d1c28e505a14f85 100644
--- a/VMS/openssl_startup.com.in
+++ b/VMS/openssl_startup.com.in
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ $	DEF  OSSL$LIB'v'	OSSL$INSTROOT:[LIB.'arch']
 $	DEF  OSSL$SHARE'v'	OSSL$INSTROOT:[LIB.'arch']
 $	DEF  OSSL$ENGINES'v'	OSSL$INSTROOT:[ENGINES.'arch']
 $	DEF  OSSL$EXE'v'	OSSL$INSTROOT:[EXE.'arch']
-$       {- output_off() if $disabled{shared} -}
-$       {- join("\n\$       ", map { "DEF  $_'v' OSSL\$SHARE:$_" } map { $unified_info{sharednames}->{$_} || () } @{$unified_info{libraries}}) -}
-$       {- output_on() -}
+$       {- join("\n\$       ", map { my $x = uc $_; "DEF  ${x}'v' OSSL\$SHARE:${x}" } @{$config{shared_libs}}) -}
 $	IF P2 .NES. "NOALIASES"
 $	THEN
 $	    DEF OSSL$INSTROOT	OSSL$INSTROOT'v'
@@ -102,9 +100,7 @@ $	    DEF OSSL$SHARE	OSSL$SHARE'v'
 $	    DEF OSSL$ENGINES	OSSL$ENGINES'v'
 $	    DEF OSSL$EXE	OSSL$EXE'v'
 $	    DEF OPENSSL		OSSL$INCLUDE:[OPENSSL]
-$       {- output_off() if $disabled{shared} -}
-$       {- join("\n\$           ", map { "DEF  $_ $_'v'" } map { $unified_info{sharednames}->{$_} || () } @{$unified_info{libraries}}) -}
-$       {- output_on() -}
+$           {- join("\n\$           ", map { my $x = uc $_; "DEF ${x} ${x}'v'" } @{$config{shared_libs}}) -}
 $	ENDIF
 $
 $	DEFT OSSL$DATAROOT	'OPENSSLDIR_'