diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/outline/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/outline/default.nix
index 49433fdac8af..8726dae4c8da 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/outline/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/outline/default.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildPhase = ''
     runHook preBuild
+    export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider
 
     yarn config --offline set yarn-offline-mirror $yarnOfflineCache
     fixup_yarn_lock yarn.lock