diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1eb494dde..c2823d6a0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -688,11 +688,11 @@ else
   # BUG: Fix this:
   echo 'BUG: configure does not yet check for the following dependencies if pkg-config is not on the system: libcrypto++, gmp'
 
-  AC_CHECK_HEADER([wolfssl/openssl/crypto.h],,AC_MSG_ERROR(libcrypto headers missing))
-  AC_CHECK_LIB([crypto],      [main],CRYPTO_LIBS=-lwolfssl, AC_MSG_ERROR(libcrypto missing))
+  AC_CHECK_HEADER([wolfssl/wolfcrypt/sha512.h],,AC_MSG_ERROR(libwolfssl headers missing))
+  AC_CHECK_LIB([wolfssl], [wc_InitSha512],CRYPTO_LIBS=-lwolfssl, AC_MSG_ERROR(libwolfssl missing))
 
   AC_CHECK_HEADER([wolfssl/ssl.h],, AC_MSG_ERROR(libssl headers missing),)
-  AC_CHECK_LIB([wolfssl],         [main],SSL_LIBS=-lwolfssl, AC_MSG_ERROR(libwolfssl missing))
+  AC_CHECK_LIB([wolfssl], [main],SSL_LIBS=-lwolfssl, AC_MSG_ERROR(libwolfssl missing))
 
   if test x$build_bitcoin_utils$build_bitcoind$bitcoin_enable_qt$use_tests != xnononono; then
     AC_CHECK_HEADER([event2/event.h],, AC_MSG_ERROR(libevent headers missing),)
diff --git a/depends/packages/wolfssl.mk b/depends/packages/wolfssl.mk
index 7b59e6f74..e0e73d7f6 100644
--- a/depends/packages/wolfssl.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/wolfssl.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ $(package)_sha256_hash=7de62300ce14daa0051bfefc7c4d6302f96cabc768b6ae49eda77523b
 define $(package)_set_vars
 $(package)_config_env=AR="$($(package)_ar)" RANLIB="$($(package)_ranlib)" CC="$($(package)_cc)"
 $(package)_config_opts=--prefix=$(host_prefix)
+$(package)_config_opts+=--host=$(host)
 $(package)_config_opts+=--enable-static
 $(package)_config_opts+=--disable-shared
 $(package)_config_opts+=--disable-examples