diff --git a/auxdir/x_ac_slurm_ssl.m4 b/auxdir/x_ac_slurm_ssl.m4
index 5878d90cf0c18a5f75f43283777209cdcef4376b..47579a594e31639dc1e914c5ab083835ffb36f90 100644
--- a/auxdir/x_ac_slurm_ssl.m4
+++ b/auxdir/x_ac_slurm_ssl.m4
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([X_AC_SLURM_WITH_SSL], [
   ac_slurm_with_ssl=no
   ssl_default_dirs="/usr/local/openssl64 /usr/local/openssl /usr/lib/openssl    \
                     /usr/local/ssl /usr/lib/ssl /usr/local \
-                    /usr/pkg /opt /opt/openssl /usr/local/tools/gnu/aix_5_64"
+                    /usr/pkg /opt /opt/openssl"
   
   AC_SUBST(SSL_LDFLAGS)
   AC_SUBST(SSL_LIBS)