diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b055fd..f99ea68 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Requires the following boxen modules:
 * `pcre`
 * `libpng`
 * `mysql`
+* `openssl`
 
 The following boxen modules are required if optional PHP extensions are used:
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/php_version/php_source.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/php_version/php_source.rb
index d1638df..645cb50 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/php_version/php_source.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/php_version/php_source.rb
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def get_configure_args(version, install_path, config_path)
       "--with-libedit",
       "--with-mhash",
       "--with-curl",
-      "--with-openssl=/usr",
+      "--with-openssl=#{@resource[:homebrew_path]}/opt/openssl",
       "--with-bz2=/usr",
 
       "--with-mysql-sock=/tmp/mysql.sock",
diff --git a/manifests/version.pp b/manifests/version.pp
index 1eff4dc..428d46c 100644
--- a/manifests/version.pp
+++ b/manifests/version.pp
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
         Package['boxen/brews/zlibphp'],
         Package['autoconf'],
         Package['boxen/brews/autoconf213'],
+        Package['openssl'],
       ],
       notify            => Exec["phpenv-rehash-post-install-${patch_version}"],
       configure_params  => $configure_params,