diff --git a/www/lynx-ssl/Makefile b/www/lynx-ssl/Makefile
index 3840592c4211..7af91fb4ba3a 100644
--- a/www/lynx-ssl/Makefile
+++ b/www/lynx-ssl/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ MASTERDIR=	${.CURDIR}/../lynx
 DESCR=		${.CURDIR}/pkg-descr
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-ssl
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=		CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -I${OPENSSLINC}"
 
 CONFLICTS=	lynx-2* lynx-current*
+USE_OPENSSL=	yes
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/www/lynx/Makefile b/www/lynx/Makefile
index cd3d6c8bd386..394e73f6e7a1 100644
--- a/www/lynx/Makefile
+++ b/www/lynx/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ L_HELP=		${PREFIX}/share/lynx_help
 
 post-patch:
 	@${RM} -f ${WRKSRC}/CHANGES.orig
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|-lssl -lcrypto|-L${OPENSSLLIB} &|g' \
+		${WRKSRC}/configure
 
 post-install:
 	${CHOWN} -R ${SHAREOWN}:${SHAREGRP} ${DOCSDIR}