diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/1.1/use-etc-ssl-certs-darwin.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/1.1/use-etc-ssl-certs-darwin.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c98ccfa7ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/1.1/use-etc-ssl-certs-darwin.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/include/internal/cryptlib.h b/include/internal/cryptlib.h
+index 329ef62..9a8df64 100644
+--- a/include/internal/cryptlib.h
++++ b/include/internal/cryptlib.h
+@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ DEFINE_LHASH_OF(MEM);
+ # ifndef OPENSSL_SYS_VMS
+ #  define X509_CERT_AREA          OPENSSLDIR
+ #  define X509_CERT_DIR           OPENSSLDIR "/certs"
+-#  define X509_CERT_FILE          OPENSSLDIR "/cert.pem"
++#  define X509_CERT_FILE          "/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"
+ #  define X509_PRIVATE_DIR        OPENSSLDIR "/private"
+ #  define CTLOG_FILE              OPENSSLDIR "/ct_log_list.cnf"
+ # else
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/1.1/use-etc-ssl-certs.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/1.1/use-etc-ssl-certs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..67d199681f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/1.1/use-etc-ssl-certs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/include/internal/cryptlib.h b/include/internal/cryptlib.h
+index 329ef62..9a8df64 100644
+--- a/include/internal/cryptlib.h
++++ b/include/internal/cryptlib.h
+@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ DEFINE_LHASH_OF(MEM);
+ # ifndef OPENSSL_SYS_VMS
+ #  define X509_CERT_AREA          OPENSSLDIR
+ #  define X509_CERT_DIR           OPENSSLDIR "/certs"
+-#  define X509_CERT_FILE          OPENSSLDIR "/cert.pem"
++#  define X509_CERT_FILE          "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt"
+ #  define X509_PRIVATE_DIR        OPENSSLDIR "/private"
+ #  define CTLOG_FILE              OPENSSLDIR "/ct_log_list.cnf"
+ # else
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
index b4aff30cb3c0..c89360283e10 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
@@ -417,7 +417,10 @@ in
       ./1.1/nix-ssl-cert-file.patch
 
       (
-        if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then ./use-etc-ssl-certs-darwin.patch else ./use-etc-ssl-certs.patch
+        if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then
+          ./1.1/use-etc-ssl-certs-darwin.patch
+        else
+          ./1.1/use-etc-ssl-certs.patch
       )
     ];
     withDocs = true;