diff --git a/openssl-sys/build/find_normal.rs b/openssl-sys/build/find_normal.rs
index 896d395431c8890dae92e8046dfa6d51e5fb91cd..b1bdd0c7043487b597f2058ce3f64dd541efc919 100644
--- a/openssl-sys/build/find_normal.rs
+++ b/openssl-sys/build/find_normal.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ fn find_openssl_dir(target: &str) -> OsString {
         return OsString::from("/usr");
     }
 
+    // DragonFly has libressl (or openssl) in ports, but this doesn't include a pkg-config file
+    if host == target && target.contains("dragonfly") {
+        return OsString::from("/usr/local");
+    }
+
     let mut msg = format!(
         "