diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 016bbaefdf..3484dbbd2e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if test "x$prefix" != "xNONE" ; then
         tryssldir="$tryssldir $prefix"
 fi
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for OpenSSL directory], ac_cv_openssldir, [
-        for ssldir in $tryssldir "" /usr/local/openssl /usr/lib/openssl /usr/local/ssl /usr/lib/ssl /usr/local /usr/pkg /opt /opt/openssl ; do
+        for ssldir in $tryssldir "" /usr/local/openssl /usr/lib/openssl /usr/local/ssl /usr/lib/ssl /usr/local /usr/athena /usr/pkg /opt /opt/openssl ; do
                 CPPFLAGS="$saved_CPPFLAGS"
                 LDFLAGS="$saved_LDFLAGS"
                 LIBS="$saved_LIBS -lssl -lcrypto"