diff --git a/include/prereq-build.mk b/include/prereq-build.mk
index 77fa991b04..bcb2103047 100644
--- a/include/prereq-build.mk
+++ b/include/prereq-build.mk
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ $(eval $(call SetupHostCommand,file,Please install the 'file' package, \
 	file --version 2>&1 | grep file))
 
 $(eval $(call SetupHostCommand,openssl,Please install the 'openssl' utility, \
-	openssl version | grep OpenSSL))
+	openssl version | grep '\(OpenSSL\|LibreSSL\)'))
 
 
 # Install ldconfig stub