diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 14ce6716d..94bf7e918 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 20000916
+ - (djm) Fix SSL search order from Lutz Jaenicke 
+   <Lutz.Jaenicke@aet.TU-Cottbus.DE>
  - (djm) New SuSE spec from Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
  - (djm) Update CygWin support from Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@cygnus.com>
  - (djm) Use a real struct sockaddr inside the fake struct sockaddr_storage.
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3850d3a9c..b03905f9a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ if test "x$prefix" != "xNONE" ; then
 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 $tryssldir "" /usr/local/openssl /usr/lib/openssl /usr/local/ssl /usr/lib/ssl /usr/local /usr/pkg /opt /opt/openssl ; do
 		if test ! -z "$ssldir" ; then
 			LDFLAGS="$saved_LDFLAGS -L$ssldir/lib -L$ssldir"
 			CFLAGS="$saved_CFLAGS -I$ssldir/include"