-#define X509_CERT_AREA "/usr/local/ssl"
-#define X509_CERT_DIR "/usr/local/ssl/certs"
-#define X509_CERT_FILE "/usr/local/ssl/cert.pem"
-#define X509_PRIVATE_DIR "/usr/local/ssl/private"
+#ifndef VMS
+#define X509_CERT_AREA OPENSSLDIR
+#define X509_CERT_DIR OPENSSLDIR "/certs"
+#define X509_CERT_FILE OPENSSLDIR "/cert.pem"
+#define X509_PRIVATE_DIR OPENSSLDIR "/private"
+#else
+#define X509_CERT_AREA "SSLROOT:[000000]"
+#define X509_CERT_DIR "SSLCERTS:"
+#define X509_CERT_FILE "SSLCERTS:cert.pem"
+#define X509_PRIVATE_DIR "SSLPRIVATE:"
+#endif