diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl_3.4.1.bb b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl_3.4.1.bb
index e18ec4b1ad..1a054a3675 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl_3.4.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl_3.4.1.bb
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ do_install () {
 
 do_install:append:class-native () {
 	create_wrapper ${D}${bindir}/openssl \
-	    OPENSSL_CONF=${libdir}/ssl-3/openssl.cnf \
-	    SSL_CERT_DIR=${libdir}/ssl-3/certs \
-	    SSL_CERT_FILE=${libdir}/ssl-3/cert.pem \
-	    OPENSSL_ENGINES=${libdir}/engines-3 \
-	    OPENSSL_MODULES=${libdir}/ossl-modules
+	    OPENSSL_CONF=\${OPENSSL_CONF:-${libdir}/ssl-3/openssl.cnf} \
+	    SSL_CERT_DIR=\${SSL_CERT_DIR:-${libdir}/ssl-3/certs} \
+	    SSL_CERT_FILE=\${SSL_CERT_FILE:-${libdir}/ssl-3/cert.pem} \
+	    OPENSSL_ENGINES=\${OPENSSL_ENGINES:-${libdir}/engines-3} \
+	    OPENSSL_MODULES=\${OPENSSL_MODULES:-${libdir}/ossl-modules}
 }
 
 do_install:append:class-nativesdk () {