diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index be551fd8e7..f92d6f050f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -851,10 +851,10 @@ if(CURL_USE_OPENSSL)
   if(NOT DEFINED HAVE_AWSLC)
     check_symbol_exists("OPENSSL_IS_AWSLC" "openssl/base.h" HAVE_AWSLC)
   endif()
-  if(NOT DEFINED HAVE_BORINGSSL)
+  if(NOT DEFINED HAVE_BORINGSSL AND NOT HAVE_AWSLC)
     check_symbol_exists("OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL" "openssl/base.h" HAVE_BORINGSSL)
   endif()
-  if(NOT DEFINED HAVE_LIBRESSL)
+  if(NOT DEFINED HAVE_LIBRESSL AND NOT HAVE_AWSLC AND NOT HAVE_BORINGSSL)
     check_symbol_exists("LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER" "openssl/opensslv.h" HAVE_LIBRESSL)
   endif()
   cmake_pop_check_state()