diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 376fdb4baf..f4978f3258 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -484,6 +484,9 @@ if (!rtc_build_ssl) {
   config("external_ssl_library") {
     if (rtc_ssl_root != "") {
       include_dirs = [ rtc_ssl_root ]
+    }
+    if (rtc_ssl_lib_path != "") {
+      lib_dirs = [ rtc_ssl_lib_path ]
     }
     libs = [
       "crypto",
diff --git a/webrtc.gni b/webrtc.gni
index 6be4fd36ff..b7343376a0 100644
--- a/webrtc.gni
+++ b/webrtc.gni
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ declare_args() {
   # library that comes with WebRTC (i.e. rtc_build_ssl == 0).
   rtc_ssl_root = ""
 
+  # Used to specify an external OpenSSL library path when rtc_build_ssl == 0.
+  rtc_ssl_lib_path = ""
+
   # Selects whether debug dumps for the audio processing module
   # should be generated.
   apm_debug_dump = false