diff --git a/srcpkgs/dovecot/template b/srcpkgs/dovecot/template
index d0189133aa2..f7e7be94c32 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dovecot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dovecot/template
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # For SSL support.
-depends="openssl>=0"
+depends="virtual?openssl"
 systemd_services="dovecot.service true"
 system_accounts="dovecot dovenull"
 dovecot_homedir="/var/chroot"