diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 624865b55669b3..978d3fd477a63e 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -3034,9 +3034,13 @@ static void ParseArgs(int* argc,
       printf("%s\n", NODE_VERSION);
       exit(0);
     } else if (strcmp(arg, "--enable-ssl2") == 0) {
+#if HAVE_OPENSSL
       SSL2_ENABLE = true;
+#endif
     } else if (strcmp(arg, "--enable-ssl3") == 0) {
+#if HAVE_OPENSSL
       SSL3_ENABLE = true;
+#endif
     } else if (strcmp(arg, "--help") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "-h") == 0) {
       PrintHelp();
       exit(0);