diff --git a/src/lib/lib.pro b/src/lib/lib.pro
index 9c7c61586..d3329a87f 100644
--- a/src/lib/lib.pro
+++ b/src/lib/lib.pro
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ os2 {
 
 mac {
     # homebrew openssl
-    BREW_OPENSSL = $$system("brew --prefix openssl")
+    BREW_OPENSSL = /usr/local$$system("readlink `brew --prefix openssl` | sed 's/..//'")
     INCLUDEPATH += $$BREW_OPENSSL/include
     LIBS += -L$$BREW_OPENSSL/lib