diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5cd1d8f63..8e427cc41 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+20100129
+ - (dtucker) [openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.c] Bug #1707: Call OPENSSL_config()
+   after registering the hardware engines, which causes the openssl.cnf file to
+   be processed.  See OpenSSL's man page for OPENSSL_config(3) for details.
+   Patch from Solomon Peachy, ok djm@.
+
 20100128
  - (djm) OpenBSD CVS Sync
    - djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2010/01/26 02:15:20
diff --git a/openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.c b/openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.c
index dd326c00f..420496caa 100644
--- a/openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.c
+++ b/openbsd-compat/openssl-compat.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: openssl-compat.c,v 1.8 2009/03/07 11:22:35 dtucker Exp $ */
+/* $Id: openssl-compat.c,v 1.9 2010/01/28 23:54:11 dtucker Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2005 Darren Tucker <dtucker@zip.com.au>
@@ -67,5 +67,6 @@ ssh_SSLeay_add_all_algorithms(void)
 	/* Enable use of crypto hardware */
 	ENGINE_load_builtin_engines();
 	ENGINE_register_all_complete();
+	OPENSSL_config(NULL);
 }
 #endif