diff --git a/src/libopensc/card-authentic.c b/src/libopensc/card-authentic.c
index 4dcc4553..9af348e2 100644
--- a/src/libopensc/card-authentic.c
+++ b/src/libopensc/card-authentic.c
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
  */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_OPENSSL   /* empty file without openssl */
+
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
@@ -32,10 +38,6 @@
 /* #include "hash-strings.h" */
 #include "authentic.h"
 
-#ifndef ENABLE_OPENSSL
-#error "Need OpenSSL"
-#endif
-
 #include <openssl/bn.h>
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <openssl/pem.h>
@@ -2411,3 +2413,5 @@ sc_get_authentic_driver(void)
 {
 	return sc_get_driver();
 }
+
+#endif /* ENABLE_OPENSSL */
diff --git a/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-authentic.c b/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-authentic.c
index ecd97f69..40b4f8d0 100644
--- a/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-authentic.c
+++ b/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-authentic.c
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
  */
 
+
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_OPENSSL   /* empty file without openssl */
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -32,10 +34,6 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#ifndef ENABLE_OPENSSL
-#error "Need OpenSSL"
-#endif
-
 #include <openssl/bn.h>
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <openssl/pem.h>
@@ -1019,3 +1017,5 @@ sc_pkcs15init_get_authentic_ops(void)
 {   
 	return &sc_pkcs15init_authentic_operations;
 }
+
+#endif /* ENABLE_OPENSSL */
diff --git a/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-lib.c b/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-lib.c
index ad962d75..c4f0818e 100644
--- a/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-lib.c
+++ b/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-lib.c
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ static struct profile_operations {
 	{ "rutoken_ecp", (void *) sc_pkcs15init_get_rtecp_ops },
 	{ "westcos", (void *) sc_pkcs15init_get_westcos_ops },
 	{ "myeid", (void *) sc_pkcs15init_get_myeid_ops },
+#ifdef ENABLE_OPENSSL
 	{ "authentic", (void *) sc_pkcs15init_get_authentic_ops },
+#endif
 	{ NULL, NULL },
 };