diff --git a/auto/lib/openssl/conf b/auto/lib/openssl/conf
index cfa74cf81..eda1c0f4a 100644
--- a/auto/lib/openssl/conf
+++ b/auto/lib/openssl/conf
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ if [ $OPENSSL != NONE ]; then
     have=NGX_OPENSSL . auto/have
     have=NGX_SSL . auto/have
 
+    have=NGX_OPENSSL_NO_CONFIG . auto/have
+
     if [ $USE_OPENSSL_QUIC = YES ]; then
         have=NGX_QUIC . auto/have
         have=NGX_QUIC_OPENSSL_COMPAT . auto/have
diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index 32cdabf0b..8468101d1 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -142,8 +142,19 @@ ngx_ssl_init(ngx_log_t *log)
 {
 #if (OPENSSL_INIT_LOAD_CONFIG && !defined LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
 
+    uint64_t                opts;
     OPENSSL_INIT_SETTINGS  *init;
 
+    opts = OPENSSL_INIT_LOAD_CONFIG;
+
+#if (NGX_OPENSSL_NO_CONFIG)
+
+    if (getenv("OPENSSL_CONF") == NULL) {
+        opts = OPENSSL_INIT_NO_LOAD_CONFIG;
+    }
+
+#endif
+
     init = OPENSSL_INIT_new();
     if (init == NULL) {
         ngx_ssl_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, 0, "OPENSSL_INIT_new() failed");
@@ -158,7 +169,7 @@ ngx_ssl_init(ngx_log_t *log)
     }
 #endif
 
-    if (OPENSSL_init_ssl(OPENSSL_INIT_LOAD_CONFIG, init) == 0) {
+    if (OPENSSL_init_ssl(opts, init) == 0) {
         ngx_ssl_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, 0, "OPENSSL_init_ssl() failed");
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
@@ -174,6 +185,14 @@ ngx_ssl_init(ngx_log_t *log)
 
 #else
 
+#if (NGX_OPENSSL_NO_CONFIG)
+
+    if (getenv("OPENSSL_CONF") == NULL) {
+        OPENSSL_no_config();
+    }
+
+#endif
+
     OPENSSL_config("nginx");
 
     SSL_library_init();