diff --git a/src/node_config.cc b/src/node_config.cc
index 6032bbd10f41da..7245d9130d0365 100644
--- a/src/node_config.cc
+++ b/src/node_config.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 #include "node_options.h"
 #include "util-inl.h"
 
+#if HAVE_OPENSSL
+#include "ncrypto.h"  // Ensure OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL is defined if applicable
+#endif
+
 namespace node {
 
 using v8::Context;