diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d290cb592e1..5d6a747f0c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11461,7 +11461,9 @@ in
     automake = automake111x;
   };
 
-  kinetic-cpp-client = callPackage ../development/libraries/kinetic-cpp-client { };
+  kinetic-cpp-client = callPackage ../development/libraries/kinetic-cpp-client {
+    openssl = openssl_1_0_2;
+  };
 
   krb5 = callPackage ../development/libraries/kerberos/krb5.nix {
     inherit (buildPackages.darwin) bootstrap_cmds;