diff --git a/main/apk-tools/APKBUILD b/main/apk-tools/APKBUILD
index b99a6533250..582d65029c6 100644
--- a/main/apk-tools/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/apk-tools/APKBUILD
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ subpackages="$pkgname-dbg $pkgname-dev $pkgname-static $pkgname-doc $pkgname-zsh
 # while staying on musl <1.2 causes missing symbols
 depends="musl>=1.2"
 makedepends_build="openssl>3 lua5.3 lua5.3-lzlib scdoc"
-makedepends_host="zlib-dev openssl-dev>3 zlib-static openssl3-libs-static linux-headers"
+makedepends_host="zlib-dev openssl-dev zlib-static openssl-libs-static linux-headers"
 makedepends="$makedepends_build $makedepends_host"
 _lua="no"
 if [ "$CBUILD" = "$CHOST" ]; then