diff --git a/bin/variables.sh b/bin/variables.sh
index b59a1476..aa986fb4 100755
--- a/bin/variables.sh
+++ b/bin/variables.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ system="${cache_dir}"/depends/"${host}"/lib/libboost_system-mt.a
 leveldb="${cache_dir}"/src/leveldb/libleveldb.a
 memenv="${cache_dir}"/src/leveldb/libmemenv.a
 libsecp256k1="${cache_dir}"/src/secp256k1/.libs/libsecp256k1.a
+ssl="${cache_dir}"/depends/"${host}"/lib/libssl.a
+crypto="${cache_dir}"/depends/"${host}"/lib/libcrypto.a
 
 if test x"$1" = x'anl'; then
   if [ "${platform}" != "darwin" ]; then
@@ -63,6 +65,14 @@ if test -z "$1" -o x"$1" = x'system'; then
   echo -n "${system}"
 fi
 
+if test -z "$1" -o x"$1" = x'ssl'; then
+  echo -n "${ssl}"
+fi
+
+if test -z "$1" -o x"$1" = x'crypto'; then
+  echo -n "${crypto}"
+fi
+
 if test -z "$1" -o x"$1" = x'chrono'; then
   echo -n "${chrono}"
 fi
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index e7a8ebb5..99a5cab0 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       ],
       "conditions": [
         [
-          "OS==\"mac\"", 
+          "OS==\"mac\"",
           {
             "xcode_settings": {
               "GCC_ENABLE_CPP_EXCEPTIONS": "YES",
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
           "<!(./bin/variables.sh memenv)",
           "<!(./bin/variables.sh bdb)",
           "<!(./bin/variables.sh anl)",
-          "-lssl",
-          "-lcrypto"
+          "<!(./bin/variables.sh ssl)",
+          "<!(./bin/variables.sh crypto)"
         ],
         "ldflags": [
           "<!(./bin/variables.sh load_archive)"