diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index c39f71a..7f3d905 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -727,6 +727,7 @@ my $idx_multilib = $idx++;
 my $prefix="";
 my $libdir="";
 my $openssldir="";
+my $enginesdir="";
 my $exe_ext="";
 my $install_prefix= "$ENV{'INSTALL_PREFIX'}";
 my $cross_compile_prefix="";
@@ -956,6 +957,10 @@ PROCESS_ARGS:
 				{
 				$openssldir=$1;
 				}
+			elsif (/^--enginesdir=(.*)$/)
+				{
+				$enginesdir=$1;
+				}
 			elsif (/^--install.prefix=(.*)$/)
 				{
 				$install_prefix=$1;
@@ -1207,7 +1212,7 @@ chop $prefix if $prefix =~ /.\/$/;
 
 $openssldir=$prefix . "/ssl" if $openssldir eq "";
 $openssldir=$prefix . "/" . $openssldir if $openssldir !~ /(^\/|^[a-zA-Z]:[\\\/])/;
-
+$enginesdir="$prefix/lib/engines" if $enginesdir eq "";
 
 print "IsMK1MF=$IsMK1MF\n";
 
@@ -1709,6 +1714,7 @@ while (<IN>)
 	s/^INSTALLTOP=.*$/INSTALLTOP=$prefix/;
 	s/^MULTILIB=.*$/MULTILIB=$multilib/;
 	s/^OPENSSLDIR=.*$/OPENSSLDIR=$openssldir/;
+	s/^ENGINESDIR=.*$/ENGINESDIR=$enginesdir/;
 	s/^LIBDIR=.*$/LIBDIR=$libdir/;
 	s/^INSTALL_PREFIX=.*$/INSTALL_PREFIX=$install_prefix/;
 	s/^PLATFORM=.*$/PLATFORM=$target/;
@@ -1915,7 +1921,7 @@ while (<IN>)
 		}
 	elsif	(/^#define\s+ENGINESDIR/)
 		{
-		my $foo = "$prefix/$libdir/engines";
+		my $foo = "$enginesdir";
 		$foo =~ s/\\/\\\\/g;
 		print OUT "#define ENGINESDIR \"$foo\"\n";
 		}
diff --git a/Makefile.org b/Makefile.org
index 2377f50..fe8d54c 100644
--- a/Makefile.org
+++ b/Makefile.org
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ INSTALLTOP=/usr/local/ssl
 
 # Do not edit this manually. Use Configure --openssldir=DIR do change this!
 OPENSSLDIR=/usr/local/ssl
+ENGINESDIR=$${libdir}/engines
 
 # NO_IDEA - Define to build without the IDEA algorithm
 # NO_RC4  - Define to build without the RC4 algorithm
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ libcrypto.pc: Makefile
 	    echo 'exec_prefix=$${prefix}'; \
 	    echo 'libdir=$${exec_prefix}/$(LIBDIR)'; \
 	    echo 'includedir=$${prefix}/include'; \
-	    echo 'enginesdir=$${libdir}/engines'; \
+	    echo 'enginesdir=$(ENGINESDIR)'; \
 	    echo ''; \
 	    echo 'Name: OpenSSL-libcrypto'; \
 	    echo 'Description: OpenSSL cryptography library'; \
diff --git a/engines/Makefile b/engines/Makefile
index 2058ff4..a2c407b 100644
--- a/engines/Makefile
+++ b/engines/Makefile
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ install:
 				esac; \
 				cp $$pfx$$l$$sfx $(INSTALL_PREFIX)$(INSTALLTOP)/$(LIBDIR)/engines/$$pfx$$l$$sfx.new; \
 			  fi; \
-			  chmod 555 $(INSTALL_PREFIX)$(INSTALLTOP)/$(LIBDIR)/engines/$$pfx$$l$$sfx.new; \
+			  chmod 755 $(INSTALL_PREFIX)$(INSTALLTOP)/$(LIBDIR)/engines/$$pfx$$l$$sfx.new; \
 			  mv -f $(INSTALL_PREFIX)$(INSTALLTOP)/$(LIBDIR)/engines/$$pfx$$l$$sfx.new $(INSTALL_PREFIX)$(INSTALLTOP)/$(LIBDIR)/engines/$$pfx$$l$$sfx ); \
 		done; \
 	fi