diff --git a/devel/libevent/files/patch-openssl-compat.h b/devel/libevent/files/patch-openssl-compat.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..00fc85fde80e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libevent/files/patch-openssl-compat.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+We have BIO_get_init() now.
+https://github.com/libevent/libevent/pull/1227
+
+Index: openssl-compat.h
+--- openssl-compat.h.orig
++++ openssl-compat.h
+@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ static inline BIO_METHOD *BIO_meth_new(int type, const
+ #endif /* (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L) || \
+ 	(defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) && LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x20700000L) */
+ 
+-#if defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) && LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x20700000L
++#if defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) && LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x20700000L && \
++	LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x30500000L
+ #define BIO_get_init(b) (b)->init
+ #endif
+