diff --git a/build.inc b/build.inc
index 251b00f..4164e23 100644
--- a/build.inc
+++ b/build.inc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export EXTRA_FLAGS=" -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -fno-strict-aliasing -Wno-unus
 %ifarch ppc64
 export EXTRA_FLAGS=" -mminimal-toc "
 %endif
-export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -DPIC -fPIC -DFORCE_INIT_OF_VARS $EXTRA_FLAGS "
+export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -DOPENSSL_LOAD_CONF -DPIC -fPIC -DFORCE_INIT_OF_VARS $EXTRA_FLAGS "
 export CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti"
 
 %if 0%{use_cmake} < 1
diff --git a/mariadb.changes b/mariadb.changes
index a4b7ed5..de1a95c 100644
--- a/mariadb.changes
+++ b/mariadb.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 22 03:04:45 UTC 2013 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
+
+- Build with -DOPENSSL_LOAD_CONF so mariadb respects 
+  and load the system's openSSL configuration.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 21 14:52:43 CEST 2013 - mhrusecky@suse.cz