ngx_http_js_module.so: undefined symbol: EVP_MD_size - nginx

Question

I am seeing this error;
[root#hk2 njs]# nginx -s reload
nginx: [emerg] dlopen() "/etc/nginx/modules/ngx_http_js_module.so"
failed (/etc/nginx/modules/ngx_http_js_module.so: undefined symbol: EVP_MD_size) in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf:17
I have added NJS. I have checked the version details. all looks well ..
strong textnginx version: nginx/1.21.4
built by gcc 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-44) (GCC)
built with OpenSSL 3.0.1 14 Dec 2021
TLS SNI support enabled
configure arguments:
--prefix=/etc/nginx
--sbin-path=/usr/sbin/nginx
--modules-path=/usr/lib64/nginx/modules
--conf-path=/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
--error-log-path=/var/log/nginx/error.log
--http-log-path=/var/log/nginx/access.log
--pid-path=/var/run/nginx.pid
--lock-path=/var/run/nginx.lock
--http-client-body-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/client_temp
--http-proxy-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/proxy_temp
--http-fastcgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/fastcgi_temp
--http-uwsgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/uwsgi_temp
--http-scgi-temp-path=/var/cache/nginx/scgi_temp
--with-openssl=/usr/share/openssl-3.0.1
--user=nginx
--group=nginx
--with-compat
--with-file-aio
--with-threads
--with-http_addition_module
--with-http_auth_request_module
--with-http_dav_module
--with-http_flv_module
--with-http_gunzip_module
--with-http_gzip_static_module
--with-http_mp4_module
--with-http_random_index_module
--with-http_realip_module
--with-http_secure_link_module
--with-http_slice_module
--with-http_ssl_module
--with-http_stub_status_module
--with-http_sub_module
--with-http_v2_module
--with-mail
--with-mail_ssl_module
--with-stream
--with-stream_realip_module
--with-stream_ssl_module
--with-stream_ssl_preread_module
--with-cc-opt='-O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong
--param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -grecord-gcc-switches -m64 -mtune=generic -fPIC' --with-ld-opt='-Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -pie'
--with-compat
--add-module=/etc/nginx/modules/njs/nginx
--add-module=/etc/nginx/modules/ngx_http_substitutions_filter_module
--with-http_geoip_module
Any ideas on what's going wrong world be very helpful.
Thanks, Pete