diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a2d3b72..7805fa5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl SSL Security options
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(openssl/fips.h, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FIPS_H, 1, [FIPS Header is available]), AC_MSG_NOTICE(fips.h is not available))
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([self-signed-cert-check],
 	[AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-self-signed-cert-check], [Emit Warning when host presents a self signed certificate])],
 [
diff --git a/src/include/config.h.in b/src/include/config.h.in
index 5d83003..8a78af1 100644
--- a/src/include/config.h.in
+++ b/src/include/config.h.in
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 	/* Security options */
 	#undef HAVE_LDAP
 	#undef HAVE_LIBSSL
+	#undef HAVE_FIPS_H
 
 	#undef SSL_ENABLE_SELF_SIGNED_CERT_CHECK
 
diff --git a/src/network_modules/openssl/context.c b/src/network_modules/openssl/context.c
index 10f1ee1..b1233a9 100644
--- a/src/network_modules/openssl/context.c
+++ b/src/network_modules/openssl/context.c
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@
 
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 #include <openssl/x509_vfy.h>
-#include <openssl/fips.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_FIPS_H
+	#include <openssl/fips.h>
+#endif // HAVE_FIPS_H
 
 #ifndef SSL_ST_OK
 #define SSL_ST_OK 3
--
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