diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4e39aa815b..028839fd88 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15347,7 +15347,7 @@ 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 :
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])],