diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/generic-builder.nix
index f78c8e937b4..4a99d900995 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/generic-builder.nix
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     ./otp_build autoconf
   '';
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--with-ssl=${opensslPackage.dev}" ]
+  configureFlags = [ "--with-ssl=${lib.getDev opensslPackage}" ]
     ++ optional enableThreads "--enable-threads"
     ++ optional enableSmpSupport "--enable-smp-support"
     ++ optional enableKernelPoll "--enable-kernel-poll"