diff --git a/configure b/configure
index aa75e79686..9cc9799ad3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15733,6 +15733,7 @@ case $want_openssl_aes in
 		fi
 		ISC_PLATFORM_OPENSSLAES="#define ISC_PLATFORM_OPENSSLAES 1"
 		ISC_OPENSSL_INC="$DST_OPENSSL_INC"
+		ISC_OPENSSL_LIBS="$DST_OPENSSL_LIBS"
 		;;
 	no)
 		ISC_PLATFORM_OPENSSLAES="#undef ISC_PLATFORM_OPENSSLAES"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4027e40cc5..b0522d13ba 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1602,6 +1602,7 @@ case $want_openssl_aes in
 		fi
 		ISC_PLATFORM_OPENSSLAES="#define ISC_PLATFORM_OPENSSLAES 1"
 		ISC_OPENSSL_INC="$DST_OPENSSL_INC"
+		ISC_OPENSSL_LIBS="$DST_OPENSSL_LIBS"
 		;;
 	no)
 		ISC_PLATFORM_OPENSSLAES="#undef ISC_PLATFORM_OPENSSLAES"