diff --git a/el5/SPECS/openssh.spec b/el5/SPECS/openssh.spec
index 1f67f99..b433e4f 100644
--- a/el5/SPECS/openssh.spec
+++ b/el5/SPECS/openssh.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # 0: build without openssl
 # 1: use system openssl
 # 2: build openssl statically
-%global with_openssl 1
+%{!?with_openssl: %global with_openssl 2}
 
 # Force to build openssl statically for el5/6
 %if %{with_openssl} == 1
diff --git a/el6/SPECS/openssh.spec b/el6/SPECS/openssh.spec
index 2a612ae..e0bce88 100644
--- a/el6/SPECS/openssh.spec
+++ b/el6/SPECS/openssh.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # 0: build without openssl
 # 1: use system openssl
 # 2: build openssl statically
-%global with_openssl 1
+%{!?with_openssl: %global with_openssl 2}
 
 # Force to build openssl statically for el5/6
 %if %{with_openssl} == 1
diff --git a/el7/SPECS/openssh.spec b/el7/SPECS/openssh.spec
index 5ef789b..36bab25 100644
--- a/el7/SPECS/openssh.spec
+++ b/el7/SPECS/openssh.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # 0: build without openssl
 # 1: use system openssl
 # 2: build openssl statically
-%global with_openssl 1
+%{!?with_openssl: %global with_openssl 2}
 
 %global ver %{?opensshver}
 %global rel %{?opensshpkgrel}%{?dist}