diff --git a/dev-rust/cargo_c/cargo_c-0.9.8.recipe b/dev-rust/cargo_c/cargo_c-0.9.8.recipe
index 0ff4354de..ea6ac82b7 100644
--- a/dev-rust/cargo_c/cargo_c-0.9.8.recipe
+++ b/dev-rust/cargo_c/cargo_c-0.9.8.recipe
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	devel:libcurl$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libgit2$secondaryArchSuffix
 	devel:libssh2$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libssl$secondaryArchSuffix
+	devel:libssl$secondaryArchSuffix >= 1.1
 	devel:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
 BUILD_PREREQUIRES="