diff --git a/_config b/_config
index e58e459..0891622 100644
--- a/_config
+++ b/_config
@@ -1192,6 +1192,9 @@ Prefer: man
 # go exists in mutliple versions by now - we prefer the 'unversioned package'
 Prefer: go -go1.13
 
+# avoid choice go1.21 / go1.21-openssl. meissner 20240903
+Prefer: -go1.21-openssl
+
 # have choice for kernel >= 4.1.0 needed by libbcc0: kernel-debug kernel-default kernel-default-base kernel-kvmsmall kernel-vanilla
 Prefer: kernel-default-base
 # have choice for (kmod(sg.ko) if kernel) needed by suse-module-tools: kernel-default kernel-vanilla