diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4bcfd0f..5cfd9ca 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
 AC_LANG([C++])
 
 AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11(, optional)
-AX_CHECK_OPENSSL
+AC_CHECK_LIB([ssl], [SSL_library_init], [],
+             [AC_MSG_FAILURE([can't find openssl ssl lib])])
+AC_CHECK_LIB([crypto], [EVP_EncryptInit], [],
+             [AC_MSG_FAILURE([can't find openssl crypto lib])])
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for std::shared_ptr])
 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM(