--- a/auto/lib/md5/conf
+++ b/auto/lib/md5/conf
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ if [ $MD5 != NONE ]; then
         OPENSSL_MD5=NO
     fi
 
+    have=NGX_HAVE_MD5 . auto/have
     CORE_INCS="$CORE_INCS $MD5"
 
     case "$NGX_CC_NAME" in
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ else
             # FreeBSD, Solaris 10
 
             ngx_feature="system md library"
-            ngx_feature_name=
+            ngx_feature_name=NGX_HAVE_MD5
             ngx_feature_run=no
             ngx_feature_incs="#include <md5.h>"
             ngx_feature_path=
@@ -97,17 +98,4 @@ else
         fi
     fi
 
-    if [ $MD5 != YES ]; then
-cat << END
-
-$0: error: the HTTP cache module requires md5 functions
-from OpenSSL library.  You can either disable the module by using
---without-http-cache option, or install the OpenSSL library into the system,
-or build the OpenSSL library statically from the source with nginx by using
---with-http_ssl_module --with-openssl=<path> options.
-
-END
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
 fi