diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index cb9a7fc..c22c71b 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ all: ${PRPL_LIBNAME} $(LOCALE_MOS)
 PLUGIN_DIR_PURPLE=$(shell ${PKG_CONFIG} --variable=plugindir purple)
 DATA_ROOT_DIR_PURPLE=$(shell ${PKG_CONFIG} --variable=datarootdir purple)
 COPY_ICONS=@COPY_ICONS@
+CRYPTO_FLAG=@CRYPTO_FLAG@
 
 create_dirs: ${DIR_LIST}
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ tgl/Makefile.in:
 	@echo "tgl/Makefile.in not found. Maybe you need to 'git submodule update --init --recursive' ?" && exit 1
 
 tgl/Makefile: tgl/Makefile.in
-	cd tgl && ./configure -q --disable-openssl --disable-extf CFLAGS="@CFLAGS@" LDFLAGS="@LDFLAGS@"
+	cd tgl && ./configure -q ${CRYPTO_FLAG} --disable-extf CFLAGS="@CFLAGS@" LDFLAGS="@LDFLAGS@"
 
 tgl/libs/libtgl.a: tgl/Makefile
 	+make -C tgl
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5abe643..dc39d00 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG
 EGREP
 GREP
 CPP
+CRYPTO_FLAG
 INSTALL_DATA
 INSTALL_SCRIPT
 INSTALL_PROGRAM
@@ -685,6 +686,7 @@ SHELL'
 ac_subst_files=''
 ac_user_opts='
 enable_option_checking
+enable_gcrypt
 with_zlib
 enable_libwebp
 enable_icons
@@ -1313,6 +1315,8 @@ Optional Features:
   --disable-option-checking  ignore unrecognized --enable/--with options
   --disable-FEATURE       do not include FEATURE (same as --enable-FEATURE=no)
   --enable-FEATURE[=ARG]  include FEATURE [ARG=yes]
+  --disable-gcrypt        Disable gcrypt, use OpenSSL instead. DO NOT
+                          DISTRIBUTE BINARIES!
   --disable-libwebp       Disable libwebp, stickers won't be displayed in the
                           chat
   --disable-icons         Don't copy the protocol icons for Pidgin. Only
@@ -3316,53 +3320,19 @@ _ACEOF
 
 fi
 
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for gcry_mpi_snatch in -lgcrypt" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for gcry_mpi_snatch in -lgcrypt... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_lib_gcrypt_gcry_mpi_snatch+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lgcrypt  $LIBS"
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
 
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char gcry_mpi_snatch ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return gcry_mpi_snatch ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_lib_gcrypt_gcry_mpi_snatch=yes
-else
-  ac_cv_lib_gcrypt_gcry_mpi_snatch=no
+CRYPTO_FLAG=--disable-openssl
+
+# Check whether --enable-gcrypt was given.
+if test "${enable_gcrypt+set}" = set; then :
+  enableval=$enable_gcrypt;
 fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_gcrypt_gcry_mpi_snatch" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_gcrypt_gcry_mpi_snatch" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_gcrypt_gcry_mpi_snatch" = xyes; then :
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBGCRYPT 1
-_ACEOF
 
-  LIBS="-lgcrypt $LIBS"
+if test "x$enable_gcrypt" != "xno"; then :
 
-else
+  # Let tgl/configure.ac handle OpenSSL- or gcrypt-detection.
+  CRYPTO_FLAG=
 
-  echo "no libgcrypt >= 1.60 found"
-  exit -1
 
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ca9b9ac..ffcc79b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB([rt], [clock_gettime])
-AC_CHECK_LIB([gcrypt], [gcry_mpi_snatch], [], [
-  echo "no libgcrypt >= 1.60 found"
-  exit -1
+
+AC_SUBST([CRYPTO_FLAG], [--disable-openssl])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([gcrypt],
+  AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-gcrypt], [Disable gcrypt, use OpenSSL instead. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE BINARIES!]))
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_gcrypt" != "xno"], [
+  # Let tgl/configure.ac handle OpenSSL- or gcrypt-detection.
+  AC_SUBST([CRYPTO_FLAG], [ ])
 ])
+
 AX_CHECK_ZLIB(, [AC_MSG_ERROR([No zlib found])])
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PURPLE], [purple])