diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index d9765b0..0f34db6 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ CFLAGS= \
 	-DBUILD_DATE=`date +%Y%m%d` \
 	@LIB3270_CFLAGS@ \
 	@GTK_CFLAGS@ \
-	@GLIB_CFLAGS@
+	@GLIB_CFLAGS@ \
+	@LIBSSL_CFLAGS@
 
 LIBS= \
 	@LIBS@ \
@@ -109,7 +110,8 @@ LIBS= \
 	@GLIB_LIBS@ \
 	@LIBICONV@ \
 	@INTL_LIBS@ \
-	@LIB3270_LIBS@
+	@LIB3270_LIBS@ \
+	@LIBSSL_LIBS@
 
 #---[ Debug Rules ]----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 77ad245..a78f305 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -175,6 +175,16 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS( [sin], [m], AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBM), AC_MSG_ERROR([libm not present.]))
 
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+dnl Check for SSL
+dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES( [LIBSSL], [libssl libcrypto], AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBSSL), AC_MSG_NOTICE([libssl not present.]) )
+
+AC_SUBST(LIBSSL_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(LIBSSL_CFLAGS)
+
+
+dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Check for libintl
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/include/config.h.in b/src/include/config.h.in
index 856bad0..f098eaf 100644
--- a/src/include/config.h.in
+++ b/src/include/config.h.in
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@
 	#undef HAVE_LIBM
 	#undef HAVE_GNOME
 	#undef HAVE_GTKMAC
+	#undef HAVE_LIBSSL
 
 #endif /* LIBV3270_CONFIG_INCLUDED */
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