diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d2a79661f2..329742bf78 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ endif
 #
 BUILD_TYPE ?= debug
 ifeq ($(BUILD_TYPE),release)
-	PG_CONFIGURE_OPTS = --enable-debug
+	PG_CONFIGURE_OPTS = --enable-debug --with-openssl
 	PG_CFLAGS = -O2 -g3 $(CFLAGS)
 	# Unfortunately, `--profile=...` is a nightly feature
 	CARGO_BUILD_FLAGS += --release
 else ifeq ($(BUILD_TYPE),debug)
-	PG_CONFIGURE_OPTS = --enable-debug --enable-cassert --enable-depend
+	PG_CONFIGURE_OPTS = --enable-debug --with-openssl --enable-cassert --enable-depend
 	PG_CFLAGS = -O0 -g3 $(CFLAGS)
 else
 $(error Bad build type `$(BUILD_TYPE)', see Makefile for options)