diff --git a/openssl-3.changes b/openssl-3.changes
index 5ed7bcf..8f48fed 100644
--- a/openssl-3.changes
+++ b/openssl-3.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov 12 15:46:20 UTC 2024 - Pedro Monreal <pmonreal@suse.com>
+
+- Do not use HASHBANGPERL to avoid introducing a dependency on the
+  perl-base package. [bsc#1233235]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov  7 16:43:15 UTC 2024 - Angel Yankov <angel.yankov@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/openssl-3.spec b/openssl-3.spec
index ace53ef..d604d98 100644
--- a/openssl-3.spec
+++ b/openssl-3.spec
@@ -246,8 +246,6 @@ export MACHINE=armv5el
 export MACHINE=armv6l
 %endif
 
-export HASHBANGPERL=/usr/bin/perl
-
 ./Configure \
     enable-camellia \
 %ifarch x86_64 aarch64 ppc64le