diff --git a/package/libp11/Config.in b/package/libp11/Config.in
index ef1e5b4703..3c7ccdee27 100644
--- a/package/libp11/Config.in
+++ b/package/libp11/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBP11
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlopen
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL_FORCE_LIBOPENSSL
 	help
 	  OpenSSL engine for PKCS#11 modules. Part of the OpenSC
 	  project.
diff --git a/package/libp11/libp11.mk b/package/libp11/libp11.mk
index 7718573ace..cd4ed34297 100644
--- a/package/libp11/libp11.mk
+++ b/package/libp11/libp11.mk
@@ -11,16 +11,10 @@ LIBP11_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBP11_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1+
 LIBP11_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL),y)
-LIBP11_ENGINESDIR = enginesdir
-else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRESSL),y)
-LIBP11_ENGINESDIR = libdir
-endif
-
 # pkg-config returns a libcrypto enginesdir prefixed with the sysroot,
 # so let's rip it out.
 LIBP11_CONF_OPTS = \
-	--with-enginesdir=`$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --variable $(LIBP11_ENGINESDIR) libcrypto | xargs readlink -f | sed 's%^$(STAGING_DIR)%%'`
+	--with-enginesdir=`$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --variable enginesdir libcrypto | xargs readlink -f | sed 's%^$(STAGING_DIR)%%'`
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_P11_KIT),y)
 LIBP11_CONF_OPTS += --with-pkcs11-module=/usr/lib/p11-kit-proxy.so