--- ntp-4.2.4/configure.ac.orig	2007-01-07 08:51:16.000000000 +0100
+++ ntp-4.2.4/configure.ac	2007-01-07 08:57:02.000000000 +0100
@@ -3023,7 +3023,7 @@
 case "$ans" in
  no) ;;
  yes) # Look in:
-    ans="/usr/lib /usr/lib/openssl /usr/sfw/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/local/ssl/lib"
+    ans="/usr/lib64 /usr/lib /usr/lib/openssl /usr/sfw/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/local/ssl/lib"
     ;;
  *) # Look where they said
     ;;
@@ -3037,6 +3037,11 @@
 	 *-*-darwin*)
 	    test -f $i/libcrypto.dylib -a -f $i/libssl.dylib && break
 	    ;;
+	*-*-linux*)
+	    saved_LIBS="$LIBS"
+	    LIBS="$LIBS $i/libcrypto.a $i/libssl.a"
+	    AC_TRY_LINK([], [], [LIBS="$saved_LIBS"; break], [LIBS="$saved_LIBS"])
+	    ;;
 	 *)
 	    test -f $i/libcrypto.so -a -f $i/libssl.so && break
 	    test -f $i/libcrypto.a -a -f $i/libssl.a && break