diff --git a/xorg-x11-server.spec b/xorg-x11-server.spec
index 3f42955..9bffb27 100644
--- a/xorg-x11-server.spec
+++ b/xorg-x11-server.spec
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ BuildRequires: libXi-devel libXpm-devel libXaw-devel libXfixes-devel
 # Broken, this is global, should be Xephyr-only
 BuildRequires: libXv-devel
 
-BuildRequires: pixman-devel libpciaccess-devel
+# openssl? really?
+BuildRequires: pixman-devel libpciaccess-devel openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: mesa-libGL-devel >= 7.1
 BuildRequires: mesa-source >= 7.1
 # XXX silly...