diff --git a/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake b/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake
index 5176d0fc3..a9146565d 100644
--- a/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ if (WIN32)
   unset(_programfiles)
 else ()
   set(_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS
-    /usr/local/opt/openssl
     ${OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR}
+    /usr/local/opt/openssl
     ENV OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR
     )
 endif ()