diff --git a/sys-auth/munge/munge-0.5.15.ebuild b/sys-auth/munge/munge-0.5.15.ebuild
index 08d938b84a101..9c3bd678c2722 100644
--- a/sys-auth/munge/munge-0.5.15.ebuild
+++ b/sys-auth/munge/munge-0.5.15.ebuild
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ src_configure() {
 		--with-pkgconfigdir="${EPREFIX}/usr/$(get_libdir)/pkgconfig"
 		--with-systemdunitdir="$(systemd_get_systemunitdir)"
 		--with-crypto-lib=$(usex gcrypt libgcrypt openssl)
+		# bug 959814, pick up OpenSSL from Gentoo Prefix
+		--with-openssl-prefix="${EPREFIX}"/usr
 		$(use_enable debug)
 		$(use_enable static-libs static)
 	)