diff --git a/srcpkgs/git-brws/template b/srcpkgs/git-brws/template
index b43b73e13c9..f07bdb162de 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/git-brws/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/git-brws/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'git-brws'
 pkgname=git-brws
 version=0.11.12
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=cargo
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="openssl-devel"
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@ checksum=3a4bbf93f0b16562260ca66c2b60c655d5bfc690d0229d11757be76d95cb81c5
 # Tests require git checkout and partially also GitHub tokens
 make_check=no
 
-pre_build() {
+post_patch() {
 	# fixes an indexmap error when cross compiling
 	cargo update --package autocfg:1.0.1 --precise 1.1.0
 
 	# fixes compilation on Rust 1.64 and higher
 	cargo update --package socket2:0.3.15 --precise 0.3.16
+
+	# required for openssl3 compat
+	cargo update --package openssl-sys:0.9.58 --precise 0.9.80
+	cargo update --package openssl:0.10.30 --precise 0.10.45
 }
 
 post_install() {