diff --git a/package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8j-nofips.patch b/package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8j-nofips.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7780fa432c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8j-nofips.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -Nura openssl-0.9.8j/Makefile openssl-0.9.8j.nofips/Makefile
+--- openssl-0.9.8j/Makefile	2009-01-07 09:57:01.000000000 -0200
++++ openssl-0.9.8j.nofips/Makefile	2009-03-05 10:10:09.000000000 -0200
+@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
+ 
+ BASEADDR=0xFB00000
+ 
+-DIRS=   crypto fips ssl engines apps test tools
++DIRS=   crypto ssl engines apps test tools
+ SHLIBDIRS= crypto ssl
+ 
+ # dirs in crypto to build
diff --git a/package/openssl/openssl.mk b/package/openssl/openssl.mk
index 79ba284366..67326902c0 100644
--- a/package/openssl/openssl.mk
+++ b/package/openssl/openssl.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $(OPENSSL_TARGET_CONFIGURE):
 		./Configure \
 			linux-$(OPENSSL_TARGET_ARCH) \
 			--prefix=/usr \
-			--openssldir=/usr/lib/ssl \
+			--openssldir=/etc/ssl \
 			threads \
 			shared \
 			no-idea \