diff --git a/sbin/prepareWorkspace.sh b/sbin/prepareWorkspace.sh
index 7f7fd37f9..467332909 100644
--- a/sbin/prepareWorkspace.sh
+++ b/sbin/prepareWorkspace.sh
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ updateOpenj9Sources() {
   if [ "${BUILD_CONFIG[BUILD_VARIANT]}" == "${BUILD_VARIANT_OPENJ9}" ]; then
     cd "${BUILD_CONFIG[WORKSPACE_DIR]}/${BUILD_CONFIG[WORKING_DIR]}/${BUILD_CONFIG[OPENJDK_SOURCE_DIR]}" || return
     # NOTE: fetched openssl will NOT be used in the RISC-V cross-compile situation
-    bash get_source.sh --openssl-version=1.1.1s
+    bash get_source.sh --openssl-version=1.1.1t
     cd "${BUILD_CONFIG[WORKSPACE_DIR]}"
   fi
 }