diff --git a/openssh-6.6p1-redhat.patch b/openssh-6.6p1-redhat.patch
index 818858a..426ba66 100644
--- a/openssh-6.6p1-redhat.patch
+++ b/openssh-6.6p1-redhat.patch
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ diff -up openssh-7.4p1/sshd_config.5.redhat openssh-7.4p1/sshd_config.5
 diff -up openssh-7.4p1/sshd_config.redhat openssh-7.4p1/sshd_config
 --- openssh-7.4p1/sshd_config.redhat	2016-12-19 05:59:41.000000000 +0100
 +++ openssh-7.4p1/sshd_config	2016-12-23 13:33:05.386233133 +0100
-@@ -10,21 +10,26 @@
+@@ -10,21 +10,35 @@
  # possible, but leave them commented.  Uncommented options override the
  # default value.
  
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ diff -up openssh-7.4p1/sshd_config.redhat openssh-7.4p1/sshd_config
  # Ciphers and keying
  #RekeyLimit default none
  
++# System-wide Crypto policy:
++# If this system is following system-wide crypto policy, the changes to
++# Ciphers, MACs, KexAlgoritms and GSSAPIKexAlgorithsm will not have any
++# effect here. They will be overridden by command-line options passed on
++# the server start up.
++# To opt out, uncomment a line with redefinition of  CRYPTO_POLICY=
++# variable in  /etc/sysconfig/sshd  to overwrite the policy.
++# For more information, see manual page for update-crypto-policies(8).
++
  # Logging
  #SyslogFacility AUTH
 +SyslogFacility AUTHPRIV
diff --git a/sshd.service b/sshd.service
index e8afb86..30752c2 100644
--- a/sshd.service
+++ b/sshd.service
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ Wants=sshd-keygen.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/openssh-server.config
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/sshd
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sshd -D $OPTIONS
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sshd -D $OPTIONS $CRYPTO_POLICY
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 KillMode=process
 Restart=on-failure
diff --git a/sshd.sysconfig b/sshd.sysconfig
index 2d08984..de7f0c6 100644
--- a/sshd.sysconfig
+++ b/sshd.sysconfig
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@
 
 SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG=0
 # SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG=1
+
+# System-wide crypto policy:
+# To opt-out, uncomment the following line
+# CRYPTO_POLICY=
diff --git a/sshd@.service b/sshd@.service
index 196c555..c685f42 100644
--- a/sshd@.service
+++ b/sshd@.service
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Wants=sshd-keygen.target
 After=sshd-keygen.target
 
 [Service]
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/openssh-server.config
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/sshd
-ExecStart=-/usr/sbin/sshd -i $OPTIONS
+ExecStart=-/usr/sbin/sshd -i $OPTIONS $CRYPTO_POLICY
 StandardInput=socket