diff --git a/package/openssl/openssl-0.9.7e-no-fips.patch b/package/openssl/openssl-0.9.7e-no-fips.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56bcde64e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/openssl/openssl-0.9.7e-no-fips.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+Ripped from fedora
+
+--- openssl-0.9.7e/Configure
++++ openssl-0.9.7e/Configure
+@@ -1161,15 +1161,21 @@
+ 
+ $bn_obj = $bn_asm unless $bn_obj ne "";
+ 
++my $fips_des_obj;
++my $fips_sha1_obj;
+ if ($fips)
+ 	{
++	if ($des_obj =~ /\-elf\.o$/ && $no_shared) # FIPS DES module is not PIC
++		{
++		$fips_des_obj='asm/fips-dx86-elf.o';
++		$openssl_other_defines.="#define OPENSSL_FIPS_DES_ASM\n";
++		}
++	else {	$fips_des_obj=$fips_des_enc;  }
++	$fips_sha1_obj='asm/sx86-elf.o' if ($sha1_obj =~ /\-elf\.o$/);
+ 	$des_obj=$sha1_obj="";
+ 	$openssl_other_defines.="#define OPENSSL_FIPS\n";
+ 	}
+-$des_obj=$des_enc	unless (!$fips && $des_obj =~ /\.o$/);
+-my $fips_des_obj='asm/fips-dx86-elf.o';
+-$fips_des_obj=$fips_des_enc unless $processor eq '386';
+-my $fips_sha1_obj='asm/sx86-elf.o' if $processor eq '386';
++$des_obj=$des_enc	unless ($des_obj =~ /\.o$/);
+ $bf_obj=$bf_enc		unless ($bf_obj =~ /\.o$/);
+ $cast_obj=$cast_enc	unless ($cast_obj =~ /\.o$/);
+ $rc4_obj=$rc4_enc	unless ($rc4_obj =~ /\.o$/);
+--- openssl-0.9.7e/Makefile.org
++++ openssl-0.9.7e/Makefile.org
+@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@
+ # we might set SHLIB_MARK to '$(SHARED_LIBS)'.
+ SHLIB_MARK=
+ 
+-DIRS=   crypto fips ssl $(SHLIB_MARK) sigs apps test tools
+-SHLIBDIRS= fips crypto ssl
++DIRS=   crypto ssl $(SHLIB_MARK) sigs apps test tools
++SHLIBDIRS= crypto ssl
+ 
+ # dirs in crypto to build
+ SDIRS=  objects \