diff --git a/depends/packages/openssl.mk b/depends/packages/openssl.mk
index 32eb1e65395..22b1017ffcc 100644
--- a/depends/packages/openssl.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/openssl.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $(package)_config_opts_i686_mingw32=mingw
 endef
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
-  sed -i.old "/define DATE/d" crypto/Makefile && \
+  sed -i.old "/define DATE/d" util/mkbuildinf.pl && \
   sed -i.old "s|engines apps test|engines|" Makefile.org
 endef