diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fcd8b2eef13..55d212fc1a6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -550,6 +550,22 @@ check_symbol_exists(MD5_Init "openssl/md5.h" HAVE_MD5_INIT)
 check_symbol_exists(ENGINE_load_dynamic "openssl/engine.h" HAVE_ENGINE_LOAD_DYNAMIC)
 check_symbol_exists(ENGINE_get_default_RSA "openssl/engine.h" HAVE_ENGINE_GET_DEFAULT_RSA)
 check_symbol_exists(ENGINE_load_private_key "openssl/engine.h" HAVE_ENGINE_LOAD_PRIVATE_KEY)
+check_source_compiles(
+  C
+  "#include <openssl/engine.h>
+  #if defined(OPENSSL_NO_ENGINE) || defined(OPENSSL_NO_DYNAMIC_ENGINE)
+  #error OpenSSL dynamic engine support unavailable
+  #endif
+  int main(void) {
+    ENGINE_load_dynamic();
+    ENGINE *engine = ENGINE_new();
+    if (engine) {
+      ENGINE_free(engine);
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }"
+  HAVE_OPENSSL_DYNAMIC_ENGINE
+)
 check_symbol_exists(sysctlbyname "sys/sysctl.h" HAVE_SYSCTLBYNAME)
 
 if(SSLLIB_IS_OPENSSL3)
diff --git a/tests/gold_tests/tls/tls_engine.test.py b/tests/gold_tests/tls/tls_engine.test.py
index eadc8e87c76..fcea829e6a0 100644
--- a/tests/gold_tests/tls/tls_engine.test.py
+++ b/tests/gold_tests/tls/tls_engine.test.py
@@ -25,16 +25,19 @@
 Test tls via the async interface with the sample async_engine
 '''
 
+async_engine = os.path.join(Test.Variables.AtsTestPluginsDir, 'async_engine.so')
+
 Test.SkipUnless(
     Condition.HasOpenSSLVersion('1.1.1'),
     Condition.IsOpenSSL(),
+    Condition(lambda: os.path.isfile(async_engine), async_engine + " not found."),
 )
 
 # Define default ATS
 ts = Test.MakeATSProcess("ts", enable_tls=True)
 server = Test.MakeOriginServer("server")
 
-ts.Setup.Copy(os.path.join(Test.Variables.AtsTestPluginsDir, 'async_engine.so'), Test.RunDirectory)
+ts.Setup.Copy(async_engine, Test.RunDirectory)
 
 # Add info the origin server responses
 server.addResponse(
diff --git a/tests/tools/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/tools/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 05a4d3d6e1e..1b3c4d7dfe7 100644
--- a/tests/tools/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/tools/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ target_link_libraries(test_cppapi PRIVATE ts::tscppapi)
 add_autest_plugin(test_hooks test_hooks.cc)
 add_autest_plugin(test_log_interface test_log_interface.cc)
 add_autest_plugin(user_args user_args.cc)
-add_autest_plugin(async_engine async_engine.c)
 add_autest_plugin(hook_tunnel_plugin hook_tunnel_plugin.cc)
 add_autest_plugin(tunnel_transform tunnel_transform.cc)
 add_autest_plugin(http2_close_connection http2_close_connection.cc)
@@ -44,4 +43,7 @@ target_link_libraries(ssl_client_verify_test PRIVATE OpenSSL::SSL)
 target_link_libraries(ssl_hook_test PRIVATE OpenSSL::SSL)
 target_link_libraries(ssl_secret_load_test PRIVATE OpenSSL::SSL)
 target_link_libraries(ssl_verify_test PRIVATE OpenSSL::SSL)
-target_link_libraries(async_engine PRIVATE OpenSSL::SSL)
+if(TS_USE_TLS_ASYNC AND HAVE_OPENSSL_DYNAMIC_ENGINE)
+  add_autest_plugin(async_engine async_engine.c)
+  target_link_libraries(async_engine PRIVATE OpenSSL::SSL)
+endif()