diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 425bb6a44c..9a13d5f954 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15656,7 +15656,7 @@ CRYPTO=OpenSSL
 #
 
     found=false
-    default_ssldirs="/usr/local/ssl /usr/lib/ssl /usr/ssl /usr/pkg /usr/local /usr/local/opt/openssl /usr/local/opt/libressl /usr"
+    default_ssldirs="/usr/local/ssl /usr/lib/ssl /usr/ssl /usr/pkg /usr/local /opt/local /usr/local/opt/openssl /usr/local/opt/libressl /usr"
 
 # Check whether --with-openssl was given.
 if test "${with_openssl+set}" = set; then :
@@ -17024,10 +17024,7 @@ fi
 
 case $with_json_c in #(
   no) :
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for JSON_C" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for JSON_C... " >&6; }
-	      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; } ;; #(
+     ;; #(
   detect) :
 
 pkg_failed=no
diff --git a/m4/ax_check_openssl.m4 b/m4/ax_check_openssl.m4
index fd308476e4..13178866ed 100644
--- a/m4/ax_check_openssl.m4
+++ b/m4/ax_check_openssl.m4
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 AU_ALIAS([CHECK_SSL], [AX_CHECK_OPENSSL])
 AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_OPENSSL], [
     found=false
-    default_ssldirs="/usr/local/ssl /usr/lib/ssl /usr/ssl /usr/pkg /usr/local /usr/local/opt/openssl /usr/local/opt/libressl /usr"
+    default_ssldirs="/usr/local/ssl /usr/lib/ssl /usr/ssl /usr/pkg /usr/local /opt/local /usr/local/opt/openssl /usr/local/opt/libressl /usr"
     AC_ARG_WITH([openssl],
         [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-openssl=DIR],
             [root of the OpenSSL directory])],