diff --git a/config.nims b/config.nims
index 3d0493961c..b64492a72e 100644
--- a/config.nims
+++ b/config.nims
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ elif defined(windows):
 else:
   --dynlibOverrideAll # don't use dlopen()
   # dynamically link these libs, since we're opting out of dlopen()
-  switch("passL", "-lcrypto")
-  switch("passL", "-lssl")
+  switch("passL", "-l:libcrypto.so.1.1")
+  switch("passL", "-l:libssl.so.1.1")
   # don't link libraries we're not actually using
   switch("passL", "-Wl,-as-needed")