diff --git a/crypto/openssl/BSDmakefile b/crypto/openssl/BSDmakefile
index a45dc2b532f3..8da6b846cc86 100644
--- a/crypto/openssl/BSDmakefile
+++ b/crypto/openssl/BSDmakefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ configure:
 	    enable-ec_nistp_64_gcc_128 \
 	    enable-ktls \
 	    enable-sctp \
-	    --openssldir=etc \
+	    --openssldir=/etc/ssl \
 	    --prefix=/usr)
 
 all: patch
diff --git a/crypto/openssl/tools/c_rehash b/crypto/openssl/tools/c_rehash
index 8083217683c4..f442ddbe096a 100755
--- a/crypto/openssl/tools/c_rehash
+++ b/crypto/openssl/tools/c_rehash
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # Perl c_rehash script, scan all files in a directory
 # and add symbolic links to their hash values.
 
-my $dir = "etc";
+my $dir = "/etc/ssl";
 my $prefix = "/usr";
 
 my $errorcount = 0;