diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index eb0948fca9d0..1cdfb7bbddc8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -24623,6 +24623,7 @@ with pkgs;
   statifier = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/statifier { };
 
   sysdig = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/sysdig {
+    openssl = openssl_1_1;
     kernel = null;
   }; # sysdig is a client, for a driver look at linuxPackagesFor
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
index bb19710ffd87..3dd6e2c43c30 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
@@ -442,7 +442,9 @@ in {
 
     rr-zen_workaround = callPackage ../development/tools/analysis/rr/zen_workaround.nix { };
 
-    sysdig = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/sysdig {};
+    sysdig = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/sysdig {
+      openssl = pkgs.openssl_1_1;
+    };
 
     systemtap = callPackage ../development/tools/profiling/systemtap { };