diff --git a/deps/openssl/openssl.gyp b/deps/openssl/openssl.gyp
index 7b1278044e7a70..861bbc5844ca7b 100644
--- a/deps/openssl/openssl.gyp
+++ b/deps/openssl/openssl.gyp
@@ -7,21 +7,17 @@
     'conditions': [
       ['OS == "win"', {
         'obj_dir_abs': '<(PRODUCT_DIR_ABS)/obj',
-        'openssl_dir': '<(PRODUCT_DIR_ABS)/obj/lib',
       }],
       ['GENERATOR == "ninja"', {
         'obj_dir_abs': '<(PRODUCT_DIR_ABS)/obj',
         'modules_dir': '<(PRODUCT_DIR_ABS)/obj/lib/openssl-modules',
-        'openssl_dir': '<(PRODUCT_DIR_ABS)/obj/lib',
       }, {
         'obj_dir_abs%': '<(PRODUCT_DIR_ABS)/obj.target',
         'modules_dir': '<(PRODUCT_DIR_ABS)/obj.target/deps/openssl/lib/openssl-modules',
-        'openssl_dir': '<(PRODUCT_DIR_ABS)/obj.target/deps/openssl',
       }],
       ['OS=="mac"', {
         'obj_dir_abs%': '<(PRODUCT_DIR_ABS)/obj.target',
         'modules_dir': '<(PRODUCT_DIR_ABS)/obj.target/deps/openssl/lib/openssl-modules',
-        'openssl_dir': '<(PRODUCT_DIR_ABS)/obj.target/deps/openssl',
       }],
     ],
   },
@@ -57,7 +53,6 @@
         ['node_shared_openssl=="false"', {
           'defines': [
             'MODULESDIR="<(modules_dir)"',
-            'OPENSSLDIR="<(openssl_dir)"',
           ]
         }],
       ],
diff --git a/deps/openssl/openssl_common.gypi b/deps/openssl/openssl_common.gypi
index d4e39e84169c5e..256eb7d1808db3 100644
--- a/deps/openssl/openssl_common.gypi
+++ b/deps/openssl/openssl_common.gypi
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         'WARNING_CFLAGS': ['-Wno-missing-field-initializers']
       },
       'defines': [
+        'OPENSSLDIR="/System/Library/OpenSSL/"',
         'ENGINESDIR="/dev/null"',
       ],
     }, 'OS=="solaris"', {