diff --git a/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLib.inf b/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLib.inf
index 9c922d0f49..d43806708a 100644
--- a/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLib.inf
+++ b/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLib.inf
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 # Autogenerated files list starts here
 # Autogenerated files list ends here
   buildinf.h
+  buildinf.c
   ossl_store.c
   rand_pool.c
 #  SslNull.c
diff --git a/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibAccel.inf b/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibAccel.inf
index e6f2b8e07b..54cf01279c 100644
--- a/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibAccel.inf
+++ b/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibAccel.inf
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 # Autogenerated files list starts here
 # Autogenerated files list ends here
   buildinf.h
+  buildinf.c
   ossl_store.c
   rand_pool.c
 #  SslNull.c
diff --git a/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibCrypto.inf b/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibCrypto.inf
index c7e63ca16c..3037eba9d3 100644
--- a/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibCrypto.inf
+++ b/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibCrypto.inf
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 # Autogenerated files list starts here
 # Autogenerated files list ends here
   buildinf.h
+  buildinf.c
   ossl_store.c
   rand_pool.c
   SslNull.c
diff --git a/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibFull.inf b/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibFull.inf
index 8dffe936fc..f9c00605f2 100644
--- a/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibFull.inf
+++ b/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibFull.inf
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 # Autogenerated files list starts here
 # Autogenerated files list ends here
   buildinf.h
+  buildinf.c
   ossl_store.c
   rand_pool.c
 #  SslNull.c
diff --git a/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibFullAccel.inf b/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibFullAccel.inf
index e8ebf6afb7..7ba262cb01 100644
--- a/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibFullAccel.inf
+++ b/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/OpensslLibFullAccel.inf
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 # Autogenerated files list starts here
 # Autogenerated files list ends here
   buildinf.h
+  buildinf.c
   ossl_store.c
   rand_pool.c
 #  SslNull.c
diff --git a/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/buildinf.c b/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/buildinf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd7fe9322e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/buildinf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent */
+#include "buildinf.h"
+
+const char  *compiler_flags = "compiler: information not available from edk2";
diff --git a/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/buildinf.h b/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/buildinf.h
index 9042c7526f..7cf0eae008 100644
--- a/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/buildinf.h
+++ b/CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/buildinf.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #define PLATFORM  "UEFI"
 #define DATE      "Fri Dec 22 01:23:45 PDT 2017"
 
-const char  *compiler_flags = "compiler: information not available from edk2";
+extern const char  *compiler_flags;