diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c87a010387..ed7345b2c1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1765,7 +1765,6 @@ EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_GPL_LIST="
 EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_NONFREE_LIST="
     decklink
     libfdk_aac
-    openssl
     libtls
 "
 
@@ -1857,6 +1856,7 @@ EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_LIST="
     mediacodec
     openal
     opengl
+    openssl
     pocketsphinx
     vapoursynth
 "
@@ -6572,7 +6572,10 @@ enabled omx_rpi           && { test_code cc OMX_Core.h OMX_IndexConfigBrcmVideoR
                                die "ERROR: OpenMAX IL headers from raspberrypi/firmware not found"; } &&
                              enable omx
 enabled omx               && require_headers OMX_Core.h
-enabled openssl           && { check_pkg_config openssl openssl openssl/ssl.h OPENSSL_init_ssl ||
+enabled openssl           && { { check_pkg_config openssl "openssl >= 3.0.0" openssl/ssl.h OPENSSL_init_ssl &&
+                                 { enabled gplv3 || ! enabled gpl || enabled nonfree || die "ERROR: OpenSSL >=3.0.0 requires --enable-version3"; }; } ||
+                               { enabled gpl && ! enabled nonfree && die "ERROR: OpenSSL <3.0.0 is incompatible with the gpl"; } ||
+                               check_pkg_config openssl openssl openssl/ssl.h OPENSSL_init_ssl ||
                                check_pkg_config openssl openssl openssl/ssl.h SSL_library_init ||
                                check_lib openssl openssl/ssl.h OPENSSL_init_ssl -lssl -lcrypto ||
                                check_lib openssl openssl/ssl.h SSL_library_init -lssl -lcrypto ||