diff --git a/packages/security/libressl/package.mk b/packages/security/libressl/package.mk
index 13256fca485..73a1a3d3f55 100644
--- a/packages/security/libressl/package.mk
+++ b/packages/security/libressl/package.mk
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
   # backwards comatibility
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/pki/tls
   ln -sf $SSL_CERTIFICATES/cacert.pem $INSTALL/etc/pki/tls/cacert.pem
+  ln -sf $SSL_CERTIFICATES/cacert.pem $INSTALL/etc/ssl/cert.pem
 }