diff --git a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
index b134839bb6..82784dddde 100644
--- a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=openssl
 PKG_VERSION:=3.0.14
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_BUILD_FLAGS:=no-mips16 gc-sections no-lto
 
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ define Package/libopenssl-conf/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/openssl.init $(1)/etc/init.d/openssl
 	$(SED) 's!%ENGINES_DIR%!/usr/lib/$(ENGINES_DIR)!' $(1)/etc/init.d/openssl
 	touch $(1)/etc/config/openssl
+	$(if $(CONFIG_OPENSSL_ENGINE),,
+		$(SED) 's!engines = engines_sect!#&!' $(1)/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf)
 	$(if $(CONFIG_OPENSSL_ENGINE_BUILTIN_DEVCRYPTO),
 		$(CP) ./files/devcrypto.cnf $(1)/etc/ssl/modules.cnf.d/
 		echo -e "config engine 'devcrypto'\n\toption enabled '1'\n\toption builtin '1'" >> $(1)/etc/config/openssl)