diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index 1d80897a9644..832a1d08e846 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/include
 
+CRYPTO_LIBS = $(shell pkg-config --libs libcrypto 2> /dev/null || echo -lcrypto)
+CRYPTO_CFLAGS = $(shell pkg-config --cflags libcrypto 2> /dev/null)
+
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_KALLSYMS)     += kallsyms
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_LOGO)         += pnmtologo
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_VT)           += conmakehash
@@ -23,8 +26,9 @@ hostprogs-$(CONFIG_SYSTEM_EXTRA_CERTIFICATE) += insert-sys-cert
 
 HOSTCFLAGS_sortextable.o = -I$(srctree)/tools/include
 HOSTCFLAGS_asn1_compiler.o = -I$(srctree)/include
-HOSTLOADLIBES_sign-file = -lcrypto
-HOSTLOADLIBES_extract-cert = -lcrypto
+HOSTLOADLIBES_sign-file = $(CRYPTO_LIBS)
+HOSTCFLAGS_extract-cert.o = $(CRYPTO_CFLAGS)
+HOSTLOADLIBES_extract-cert = $(CRYPTO_LIBS)
 
 always		:= $(hostprogs-y) $(hostprogs-m)