diff --git a/security/libfido2/Makefile b/security/libfido2/Makefile
index f353514c09e0..555174d59a0c 100644
--- a/security/libfido2/Makefile
+++ b/security/libfido2/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	libfido2
 PORTVERSION=	1.13.0
 CATEGORIES=	security
 MASTER_SITES=	https://developers.yubico.com/libfido2/Releases/
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Provides library functionality for FIDO 2.0
 WWW=		https://developers.yubico.com/libfido2/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libcbor.so:devel/libcbor
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c11 pkgconfig ssl
 
 CMAKE_OFF=	FUZZ LIBFUZZER NFC_LINUX USE_HIDAPI USE_WINHELLO
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_EXAMPLES BUILD_MANPAGES BUILD_SHARED_LIBS BUILD_STATIC_LIBS BUILD_TOOLS
 
 PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-# we do not ship libcrypto.pc in base system
-.if ${SSL_DEFAULT} == base
+# Skip libcrypto.pc while using OpenSSL from base system on older FreeBSD versions which does not skip this file
+.if ${SSL_DEFAULT} == base && !exists(/usr/libdata/pkgconfig/libcrypto.pc)
 EXTRA_PATCHES+= ${PATCHDIR}/extra-patch-openssl
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>