diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
index 92f9a111195..f6d45f66b1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ let
       }.${stdenv.hostPlatform.system} or (
         if stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform
           then "./config"
+        else if stdenv.hostPlatform.isBSD && stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_64
+          then "./Configure BSD-x86_64"
+        else if stdenv.hostPlatform.isBSD && stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_32
+          then "./Configure BSD-x86" + lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed.kernel.execFormat.name == "elf") "-elf"
+        else if stdenv.hostPlatform.isBSD
+          then "./Configure BSD-generic${toString stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed.cpu.bits}"
         else if stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW
           then "./Configure mingw${optionalString
                                      (stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed.cpu.bits != 32)