diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-libs/openssl/files/openssl-1.0.2e-parallel-build.patch b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-libs/openssl/files/openssl-1.0.2g-parallel-build.patch
similarity index 94%
rename from sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-libs/openssl/files/openssl-1.0.2e-parallel-build.patch
rename to sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-libs/openssl/files/openssl-1.0.2g-parallel-build.patch
index 53d4baa764..3582810da2 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-libs/openssl/files/openssl-1.0.2e-parallel-build.patch
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-libs/openssl/files/openssl-1.0.2g-parallel-build.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
---- openssl-1.0.2e/crypto/Makefile
-+++ openssl-1.0.2e/crypto/Makefile
+--- openssl-1.0.2g/crypto/Makefile
++++ openssl-1.0.2g/crypto/Makefile
 @@ -85,11 +85,11 @@
  	@if [ -z "$(THIS)" ]; then $(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile reflect THIS=$@; fi
  
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
  
  lint:
  	@target=lint; $(RECURSIVE_MAKE)
---- openssl-1.0.2e/engines/Makefile
-+++ openssl-1.0.2e/engines/Makefile
+--- openssl-1.0.2g/engines/Makefile
++++ openssl-1.0.2g/engines/Makefile
 @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
  
  all:	lib subdirs
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@
  
  tags:
  	ctags $(SRC)
---- openssl-1.0.2e/Makefile.org
-+++ openssl-1.0.2e/Makefile.org
-@@ -280,17 +280,17 @@
+--- openssl-1.0.2g/Makefile.org
++++ openssl-1.0.2g/Makefile.org
+@@ -279,17 +279,17 @@
  build_libssl: build_ssl libssl.pc
  
  build_crypto:
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
  
  all_testapps: build_libs build_testapps
  build_testapps:
-@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
+@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
  	(cp $$i $(INSTALL_PREFIX)$(INSTALLTOP)/include/openssl/$$i; \
  	chmod 644 $(INSTALL_PREFIX)$(INSTALLTOP)/include/openssl/$$i ); \
  	done;
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@
  	@set -e; liblist="$(LIBS)"; for i in $$liblist ;\
  	do \
  		if [ -f "$$i" ]; then \
---- openssl-1.0.2e/Makefile.shared
-+++ openssl-1.0.2e/Makefile.shared
+--- openssl-1.0.2g/Makefile.shared
++++ openssl-1.0.2g/Makefile.shared
 @@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
      SHAREDFLAGS="$${SHAREDFLAGS:-$(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_LDFLAGS)}"; \
      LIBPATH=`for x in $$LIBDEPS; do echo $$x; done | sed -e 's/^ *-L//;t' -e d | uniq`; \
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@
  			( $(SET_X); rm -f $$SHLIB$$SHLIB_SUFFIX; \
  			  ln -s $$prev $$SHLIB$$SHLIB_SUFFIX ); \
  		fi; \
---- openssl-1.0.2e/test/Makefile
-+++ openssl-1.0.2e/test/Makefile
-@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
+--- openssl-1.0.2g/test/Makefile
++++ openssl-1.0.2g/test/Makefile
+@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
  tags:
  	ctags $(SRC)
  
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
  
  apps:
  	@(cd ..; $(MAKE) DIRS=apps all)
-@@ -416,127 +416,127 @@
+@@ -421,130 +421,130 @@
  		link_app.$${shlib_target}
  
  $(RSATEST)$(EXE_EXT): $(RSATEST).o $(DLIBCRYPTO)
@@ -301,9 +301,13 @@
 -	@target=$(CLIENTHELLOTEST) $(BUILD_CMD)
 +	+@target=$(CLIENTHELLOTEST) $(BUILD_CMD)
  
+ $(SSLV2CONFTEST)$(EXE_EXT): $(SSLV2CONFTEST).o
+-	@target=$(SSLV2CONFTEST) $(BUILD_CMD)
++	+@target=$(SSLV2CONFTEST) $(BUILD_CMD)
+ 
  #$(AESTEST).o: $(AESTEST).c
  #	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -DINTERMEDIATE_VALUE_KAT -DTRACE_KAT_MCT $(AESTEST).c
-@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@
+@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
  #	fi
  
  dummytest$(EXE_EXT): dummytest.o $(DLIBCRYPTO)
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-libs/openssl/openssl-1.0.2f-r1.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-libs/openssl/openssl-1.0.2g.ebuild
similarity index 97%
rename from sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-libs/openssl/openssl-1.0.2f-r1.ebuild
rename to sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-libs/openssl/openssl-1.0.2g.ebuild
index 8fed425eff..3d8fdffad6 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-libs/openssl/openssl-1.0.2f-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/dev-libs/openssl/openssl-1.0.2g.ebuild
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 	if ! use vanilla ; then
 		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-1.0.0a-ldflags.patch #327421
 		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-1.0.0d-windres.patch #373743
-		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-1.0.2e-parallel-build.patch
+		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-1.0.2g-parallel-build.patch
 		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-1.0.2a-parallel-obj-headers.patch
 		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-1.0.2a-parallel-install-dirs.patch
 		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-1.0.2a-parallel-symlinking.patch #545028
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ multilib_src_configure() {
 	local config="Configure"
 	[[ -z ${sslout} ]] && config="config"
 
+	# we enable sslv2 here so that rebuilding openssl doesn't break other
+	# programs that linked to it.
 	echoit \
 	./${config} \
 		${sslout} \
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ multilib_src_configure() {
 		enable-mdc2 \
 		enable-rc5 \
 		enable-tlsext \
+		enable-ssl2 \
 		$(use_ssl asm) \
 		$(use_ssl gmp gmp -lgmp) \
 		$(use_ssl kerberos krb5 --with-krb5-flavor=${krb5}) \