diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index b5418ec587fb..9de3c03b94aa 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # scripts contains sources for various helper programs used throughout
 # the kernel for the build process.
 
+CRYPTO_LIBS = $(shell pkg-config --libs libcrypto 2> /dev/null || echo -lcrypto)
+CRYPTO_CFLAGS = $(shell pkg-config --cflags libcrypto 2> /dev/null)
+
 hostprogs-always-$(CONFIG_BUILD_BIN2C)			+= bin2c
 hostprogs-always-$(CONFIG_KALLSYMS)			+= kallsyms
 hostprogs-always-$(BUILD_C_RECORDMCOUNT)		+= recordmcount
@@ -14,8 +17,9 @@ hostprogs-always-$(CONFIG_SYSTEM_EXTRA_CERTIFICATE)	+= insert-sys-cert
 
 HOSTCFLAGS_sorttable.o = -I$(srctree)/tools/include
 HOSTCFLAGS_asn1_compiler.o = -I$(srctree)/include
-HOSTLDLIBS_sign-file = -lcrypto
-HOSTLDLIBS_extract-cert = -lcrypto
+HOSTLDLIBS_sign-file = $(CRYPTO_LIBS)
+HOSTCFLAGS_extract-cert.o = $(CRYPTO_CFLAGS)
+HOSTLDLIBS_extract-cert = $(CRYPTO_LIBS)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_UNWINDER_ORC
 ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)