diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c86f37fa01d..8aeb78a98fb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5988,7 +5988,9 @@ in
 
   shout = nodePackages.shout;
 
-  shellinabox = callPackage ../servers/shellinabox { };
+  shellinabox = callPackage ../servers/shellinabox {
+    openssl = openssl_1_0_2;
+  };
 
   shrikhand = callPackage ../data/fonts/shrikhand { };