diff --git a/python35.spec b/python35.spec
index f87a265..42cce31 100644
--- a/python35.spec
+++ b/python35.spec
@@ -115,11 +115,13 @@ BuildRequires: libX11-devel
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel
 # workaround http://bugs.python.org/issue19804 (test_uuid requires ifconfig)
 BuildRequires: net-tools
-BuildRequires: openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 BuildRequires: readline-devel
 BuildRequires: sqlite-devel
 
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1609291
+BuildRequires: compat-openssl10-devel
+
 %if 0%{?with_systemtap}
 BuildRequires: systemtap-sdt-devel
 # (this introduces a dependency on "python", in that systemtap-sdt-devel's