diff --git a/security/rubygem-openssl2/Makefile b/security/rubygem-openssl2/Makefile
index bec193948740..00ce11d0e8f5 100644
--- a/security/rubygem-openssl2/Makefile
+++ b/security/rubygem-openssl2/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,32 @@
 PORTNAME=	openssl
 PORTVERSION=	2.2.3
 CATEGORIES=	security rubygems
 MASTER_SITES=	RG
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	2
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Wrap the OpenSSL library
 WWW=		https://github.com/ruby/openssl
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE RUBY
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 LICENSE_FILE_BSD2CLAUSE=${WRKSRC}/BSDL
 LICENSE_FILE_RUBY=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-ipaddr>=0:net/rubygem-ipaddr
 
 USES=		cpe gem ssl
 
 CPE_VENDOR=	ruby-lang
 
 PORTSCOUT=	limit:^2\.
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if ( ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ${OSVERSION} >= 1400092 && ${SSL_DEFAULT} == base ) || ${SSL_DEFAULT:Mopenssl3*}
-IGNORE_SSL=	base openssl30 openssl31
-IGNORE_SSL_REASON=	Missing upstream support for OpenSSL 3.0.0 and later in this version
+CXXFLAGS+=	-DOPENSSL_API_COMPAT=0x30000000L
+#IGNORE_SSL=	base openssl30 openssl31
+#IGNORE_SSL_REASON=	Missing upstream support for OpenSSL 3.0.0 and later in this version
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>