diff --git a/srcpkgs/rust-cargo-audit/template b/srcpkgs/rust-cargo-audit/template
index f0daae8702..cfe8a216a6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rust-cargo-audit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rust-cargo-audit/template
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ homepage="https://rustsec.org"
 distfiles="https://static.crates.io/crates/cargo-audit/cargo-audit-${version}.crate"
 checksum=7693507d43e5713dbdf2ad708b12fdc02e8efcb907e74f313c8e34c47d9b8821
 
+pre_build() {
+	cargo update --package openssl-sys --precise 0.9.53
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE-APACHE
 	vlicense LICENSE-MIT