diff --git a/salt/utils/rsax931.py b/salt/utils/rsax931.py
index f827cc6db8..b728595186 100644
--- a/salt/utils/rsax931.py
+++ b/salt/utils/rsax931.py
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ def _load_libcrypto():
             lib = lib[0] if len(lib) > 0 else None
         if lib:
             return cdll.LoadLibrary(lib)
+        else:
+            return cdll.LoadLibrary('@libcrypto@')
+
         raise OSError('Cannot locate OpenSSL libcrypto')