diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl/0003-Modify-openssl.cnf-to-automatically-load-the-cryptoc.patch b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl/0003-Modify-openssl.cnf-to-automatically-load-the-cryptoc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36afe491d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl/0003-Modify-openssl.cnf-to-automatically-load-the-cryptoc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+From: Gabriel Valcazar <gabriel.valcazar@digi.com>
+Date: Wed, 2 May 2018 18:49:28 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Modify openssl.cnf to automatically load the cryptochip
+ engine
+
+https://jira.digi.com/browse/DEL-5592
+
+Signed-off-by: Gabriel Valcazar <gabriel.valcazar@digi.com>
+---
+ apps/openssl.cnf | 13 +++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/apps/openssl.cnf b/apps/openssl.cnf
+index 1eb86c4..49d9d83 100644
+--- a/apps/openssl.cnf
++++ b/apps/openssl.cnf
+@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
+ # This is mostly being used for generation of certificate requests.
+ #
+ 
++openssl_conf = openssl_init
++
+ # This definition stops the following lines choking if HOME isn't
+ # defined.
+ HOME			= .
+@@ -348,3 +350,14 @@ tsa_name		= yes	# Must the TSA name be included in the reply?
+ 				# (optional, default: no)
+ ess_cert_id_chain	= no	# Must the ESS cert id chain be included?
+ 				# (optional, default: no)
++
++[ openssl_init ]
++engines = engine_section
++
++[ engine_section ]
++ateccx08 = ateccx08_config
++
++[ ateccx08_config ]
++engine_id = ateccx08
++dynamic_path = /usr/lib/ssl/engines/libateccssl.so
++init = 0
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl_%.bbappend b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl_%.bbappend
index 2f4503192..6256fbf53 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl_%.bbappend
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2016 Digi International.
+# Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Digi International.
 
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${BPN}:"
 
@@ -6,3 +6,10 @@ SRC_URI += " \
     file://0001-cryptodev-Fix-issue-with-signature-generation.patch \
     file://0002-cryptodev-allow-copying-EVP-contexts.patch \
 "
+
+CRYPTOCHIP_COMMON_PATCHES = " \
+    file://0003-Modify-openssl.cnf-to-automatically-load-the-cryptoc.patch \
+"
+
+SRC_URI_append_ccimx6ul = " ${CRYPTOCHIP_COMMON_PATCHES}"
+SRC_URI_append_ccimx6qpsbc = " ${CRYPTOCHIP_COMMON_PATCHES}"