diff --git a/test/build_openssl.sh b/test/build_openssl.sh
index 67a0d804..70532436 100755
--- a/test/build_openssl.sh
+++ b/test/build_openssl.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-if [ -d ~/openssl ]; then
+if [ -d "${OPENSSL_DIR}" ]; then
     exit 0
 fi