diff --git a/addon/openssl-crypto.cc b/addon/openssl-crypto.cc
index 8d8d976..618a57d 100644
--- a/addon/openssl-crypto.cc
+++ b/addon/openssl-crypto.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 // This file provides native crypto hooks for OpenSSL 3 (the default since Node.js 18),
 // allowing us to skip expensive round-trips between JS and C++.
 
+#include "mongocrypt.h"
+
+// Electron does not expose OpenSSL, so we cannot use OpenSSL
+// functions directly if we're building against Electron:
+// https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/13176
+#if !defined(ELECTRON_ENSURE_CONFIG_GYPI) && !defined(MONGOCRYPT_AVOID_OPENSSL_CRYPTO)
 #include <openssl/crypto.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
@@ -13,8 +19,6 @@
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 
-#include "mongocrypt.h"
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
 #else
@@ -441,3 +445,13 @@ std::unique_ptr<CryptoHooks> createOpenSSLCryptoHooks() {
 
 }  // namespace opensslcrypto
 }  // namespace node_mongocrypt
+
+#else // ELECTRON_ENSURE_CONFIG_GYPI
+namespace node_mongocrypt {
+namespace opensslcrypto {
+std::unique_ptr<CryptoHooks> createOpenSSLCryptoHooks() {
+    return {};
+}
+}
+}
+#endif // ELECTRON_ENSURE_CONFIG_GYPI
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index ec2f22b..79a5985 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     'variables': {
       'ARCH': '<(host_arch)',
       'libmongocrypt_link_type%': 'static',
+      'mongocrypt_avoid_openssl_crypto%': 'false'
     },
     'sources': [
       'addon/mongocrypt.cc',
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
       'VCCLCompilerTool': { 'ExceptionHandling': 1 },
     },
     'conditions': [
+      ['mongocrypt_avoid_openssl_crypto=="true"', { 'defines': ['MONGOCRYPT_AVOID_OPENSSL_CRYPTO'] }],
       ['OS=="mac"', { 'cflags+': ['-fvisibility=hidden'] }],
       ['_type!="static_library" and ARCH=="arm64"', {
           'xcode_settings': {