diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0b58743..f810ac5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -549,6 +549,12 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(LINUX, test -d /usr/include/linux)
 # Check for OS X specific header
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(ApplicationServices/ApplicationServices.h, HAVE_OSX="true")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(OSX, test "$HAVE_OSX" = "true")
+if test "$HAVE_OSX" = "true"; then
+	# this is for finding OpenSSL
+	EXTRA_CFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include"
+	EXTRA_LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/lib"
+fi
+
 
 # Check for Android specific header
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(android/api-level.h, HAVE_ANDROID="true")