diff --git a/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake b/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake
index 348d52729..e7ad8bfcf 100644
--- a/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ if (OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR)
     set(OPENSSL_VERSION "${_OPENSSL_VERSION}")
   elseif(OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR AND EXISTS "${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}/openssl/opensslv.h")
     file(STRINGS "${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}/openssl/opensslv.h" openssl_version_str
-         REGEX "^#define[\t ]+OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER[\t ]+0x([0-9a-fA-F])+.*")
+         REGEX "^#.?define[\t ]+OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER[\t ]+0x([0-9a-fA-F])+.*")
 
     # The version number is encoded as 0xMNNFFPPS: major minor fix patch status
     # The status gives if this is a developer or prerelease and is ignored here.