diff --git a/test/Makefile.ssl b/test/Makefile.ssl
index dfff04513..b6ad59bc7 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/test/Makefile.ssl
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ $(SSLTEST): $(SSLTEST).o $(DLIBSSL) $(DLIBCRYPTO)
 	$(CC) -o $(SSLTEST) $(CFLAGS) $(SSLTEST).o $(PEX_LIBS) $(LIBSSL) $(LIBCRYPTO) $(EX_LIBS)
 
 $(ENGINETEST): $(ENGINETEST).o $(DLIBCRYPTO)
+	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=..:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH \
 	$(CC) -o $(ENGINETEST) $(CFLAGS) $(ENGINETEST).o $(PEX_LIBS) $(LIBCRYPTO) $(EX_LIBS)
 
 dummytest: dummytest.o $(DLIBCRYPTO)