diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 10a15504..d4357893 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -374,8 +374,6 @@ AS_IF([test "$openssl" != no], [
 		openssl=yes
 		COMMON_LIBS="$COMMON_LIBS $OPENSSL_LIBS"
 		COMMON_CFLAGS="$COMMON_CFLAGS $OPENSSL_CFLAGS"
-		dnl Test for various functions that are not available in LibreSSL
-		AC_CHECK_FUNCS([SSL_CTX_get_ssl_method X509_get_signature_nid DH_set0_pqg DH_get0_key DH_set0_key])
 	], [
 		unset openssl_path ac_cv_lib_ssl_SSL_new ac_cv_header_openssl_ssl_h
 		AS_IF([test "$openssl" != yes], [
@@ -406,6 +404,14 @@ AS_IF([test "$openssl" != no], [
 		])
 		LIBS=$SAVED_LIBS
 	])
+
+	AS_IF([test "$openssl" = yes], [
+		dnl Test for various functions that are not available in LibreSSL
+		SAVED_LIBS="$LIBS"
+		LIBS="$OPENSSL_LIBS"
+		AC_CHECK_FUNCS([SSL_CTX_get_ssl_method X509_get_signature_nid DH_set0_pqg DH_get0_key DH_set0_key])
+		LIBS="$SAVED_LIBS"
+	])
 ])
 
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