diff --git a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
index 0c42362c6e9bbc39a5d42eaea363f56660521ec9..8ffd7f5fedaf81de0e1e6b95dca89381823925ba 100644
--- a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ $(call Package/openssl/Default)
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   DEPENDS:=+zlib
   TITLE+= (libraries)
+  ABI_VERSION:=$(PKG_VERSION)
   MENU:=1
 endef