diff --git a/fipscheck.spec b/fipscheck.spec
index ed19aa7..a3536db 100644
--- a/fipscheck.spec
+++ b/fipscheck.spec
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ This package contains development files for %{name}.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%patch0 -p1
+if pkg-config --atleast-version=1.1 openssl; then                                                                                                                                            
+%patch0 -p1                                                                                                                                                                                  
+fi                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 %build
 %configure --disable-static --libdir=/%{_lib}