diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 58f4bfb7c7..2384cd49eb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ if(WIN32 OR CMAKE_USE_SECTRANSP OR CMAKE_USE_SCHANNEL OR CMAKE_USE_MBEDTLS OR CM
   set(openssl_default OFF)
 endif()
 option(CMAKE_USE_OPENSSL "Use OpenSSL code. Experimental" ${openssl_default})
+option(CURL_DISABLE_OPENSSL_AUTO_LOAD_CONFIG "Disable automatic loading of OpenSSL configuration" OFF)
 
 count_true(enabled_ssl_options_count
   CMAKE_USE_SCHANNEL
diff --git a/lib/curl_config.h.cmake b/lib/curl_config.h.cmake
index 082d76b371..d951ae9503 100644
--- a/lib/curl_config.h.cmake
+++ b/lib/curl_config.h.cmake
@@ -1002,6 +1002,10 @@ ${SIZEOF_TIME_T_CODE}
 /* if OpenSSL is in use */
 #cmakedefine USE_OPENSSL 1
 
+/* Define to 1 if you don't want the OpenSSL configuration to be loaded
+   automatically */
+#cmakedefine CURL_DISABLE_OPENSSL_AUTO_LOAD_CONFIG 1
+
 /* to enable NGHTTP2  */
 #cmakedefine USE_NGHTTP2 1