diff --git a/eggdrop.spec b/eggdrop.spec
index 9db8aa4..bc3aa6c 100644
--- a/eggdrop.spec
+++ b/eggdrop.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ BuildRequires:  gnupg2
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  tcl-devel >= 8.3
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 8
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel >= 0.9.8
+%else
+BuildRequires:  openssl11-devel
+%endif
 
 %description
 Eggdrop is the world's most popular Open Source IRC bot, designed
@@ -24,12 +28,17 @@ and/or C modules, has support for the big five IRC networks and is
 able to form botnets, share partylines and userfiles between bots.
 
 %prep
-gpgv2 --keyring %{SOURCE2} %{SOURCE1} %{SOURCE0}
+%{gpgverify} --keyring='%{SOURCE2}' --signature='%{SOURCE1}' --data='%{SOURCE0}'
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b .langdir
 
 %build
-%configure
+%configure \
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
+  --with-sslinc=%{_includedir}/openssl11 \
+  --with-ssllib=%{_libdir}/openssl11
+%endif
+
 make config
 # Parallel builds are not supported 
 make