diff --git a/example/Makefile b/example/Makefile
index 4c64aaaf3d..ed67daebec 100644
--- a/example/Makefile
+++ b/example/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 
 #CXX = clang++
 CXXFLAGS = -std=c++14 -I.. -Wall -Wextra -pthread
-OPENSSL_SUPPORT = -DCPPHTTPLIB_OPENSSL_SUPPORT -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib -lssl -lcrypto
+OPENSSL_DIR = /usr/local/opt/openssl
+OPENSSL_SUPPORT = -DCPPHTTPLIB_OPENSSL_SUPPORT -I$(OPENSSL_DIR)/include -L$(OPENSSL_DIR)/lib -lssl -lcrypto
 ZLIB_SUPPORT = -DCPPHTTPLIB_ZLIB_SUPPORT -lz
 
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diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 2360c6af6e..b6f2821925 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 
 #CXX = clang++
 CXXFLAGS = -ggdb -O0 -std=c++11 -DGTEST_USE_OWN_TR1_TUPLE -I.. -I. -Wall -Wextra -Wtype-limits
-OPENSSL_SUPPORT = -DCPPHTTPLIB_OPENSSL_SUPPORT -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib -lssl -lcrypto
+OPENSSL_DIR = /usr/local/opt/openssl
+OPENSSL_SUPPORT = -DCPPHTTPLIB_OPENSSL_SUPPORT -I$(OPENSSL_DIR)/include -L$(OPENSSL_DIR)/lib -lssl -lcrypto
 ZLIB_SUPPORT = -DCPPHTTPLIB_ZLIB_SUPPORT -lz
 
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