diff --git a/openssh.changes b/openssh.changes
index d99ed25..997b0d0 100644
--- a/openssh.changes
+++ b/openssh.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec 15 16:35:33 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- limit to openssl < 3.0 as this version is not compatible (bsc#1205042)
+  next version update will fix it
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 10 02:18:08 UTC 2022 - Hans Petter Jansson <hpj@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/openssh.spec b/openssh.spec
index cc8fa47..413a4b9 100644
--- a/openssh.spec
+++ b/openssh.spec
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ BuildRequires:  groff
 BuildRequires:  libedit-devel
 BuildRequires:  libselinux-devel
 BuildRequires:  openldap2-devel
-BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(openssl) < 3
 BuildRequires:  pam-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel