diff --git a/alpine.changes b/alpine.changes
index 4e8bf01..1ca554f 100644
--- a/alpine.changes
+++ b/alpine.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct 10 13:40:24 UTC 2011 - max@suse.com
+
+- Explicitly set the ssl prefix dir to fix build on ARM.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 30 20:07:39 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
 
diff --git a/alpine.spec b/alpine.spec
index 5821945..b8dfdd5 100644
--- a/alpine.spec
+++ b/alpine.spec
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ autoreconf -fiv
 	%( : 'mudflap(th) does not work with with threads:' )\
 	--without-pthread				\
 %endif
+	--with-ssl-dir=/usr				\
 	--with-smtp-msa=/usr/sbin/sendmail		\
 	--with-password-prog=/usr/bin/passwd		\
 	--with-npa=/usr/bin/inews			\