diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openssl/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openssl/package.py
index 25a654d9a87e9a..e0c46ce6428e2e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openssl/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openssl/package.py
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ class Openssl(Package):  # Uses Fake Autotools, should subclass Package
     variant(
         "shared", default=True, description="Build shared library version", when="platform=darwin"
     )
+    variant(
+        "shared", default=True, description="Build shared library version", when="platform=cray"
+    )
     variant(
         "shared",
         default=False,