diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5cbdfc6..78af3df 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 # Checks for libraries.
 AC_CHECK_LIB([mapper], [mapper_get_service], ,[AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find libmapper...openbmc/phosphor-objmgr package required])])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd >= 221], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR(["systemd required and not found"])])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CRYPTO], [libcrypto >= 1.0.2g], ,[AC_MSG_ERROR([can't find openssl libcrypto])])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_LOGGING], [phosphor-logging],, [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find phosphor-logging...openbmc/phosphor-logging package required])])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES], [phosphor-dbus-interfaces],, [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find phosphor-dbus-interfaces...openbmc/phosphor-dbus-interfaces package required])])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDBUSPLUS], [sdbusplus],,\