diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c5d08a028..a4d932dcc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -677,6 +677,14 @@ else
   fi
 fi
 
+AC_CHECK_LIB([crypto],[RAND_egd],[],[
+  AC_ARG_WITH([libressl],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-libressl],[Build with system LibreSSL (default is no; DANGEROUS; NOT SUPPORTED)])],
+    [AC_MSG_WARN([Detected LibreSSL: This is NOT supported, and may break consensus compatibility!])],
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR([Detected LibreSSL: This is NOT supported, and may break consensus compatibility!])]
+  )
+])
+
 CFLAGS_TEMP="$CFLAGS"
 LIBS_TEMP="$LIBS"
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SSL_CFLAGS $CRYPTO_CFLAGS"