diff --git a/omd/packages/net-snmp/net-snmp.make b/omd/packages/net-snmp/net-snmp.make
index 3f4d4cba9c1..816b977337f 100644
--- a/omd/packages/net-snmp/net-snmp.make
+++ b/omd/packages/net-snmp/net-snmp.make
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ NET_SNMP := net-snmp
 NET_SNMP_VERS := 5.9.1
 NET_SNMP_DIR := $(NET_SNMP)-$(NET_SNMP_VERS)
 # Increase this to enforce a recreation of the build cache
-NET_SNMP_BUILD_ID := 5
+NET_SNMP_BUILD_ID := 6
 # The cached package contains the python major/minor version, so include this in the cache name in order to trigger
 # a rebuild on a python version change.
 NET_SNMP_BUILD_ID := $(NET_SNMP_BUILD_ID)-python$(PYTHON_MAJOR_DOT_MINOR)
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ $(NET_SNMP_BUILD): $(NET_SNMP_PATCHING) $(PYTHON_CACHE_PKG_PROCESS) $(PERL_MODUL
 	    --with-mibdirs="\$$HOME/local/share/snmp/mibs:\$$HOME/share/snmp/mibs:/usr/share/snmp/mibs" \
 	    --with-defaults \
 	    --disable-scripts \
+	    --with-openssl=$(PACKAGE_OPENSSL_DESTDIR) \
 	    --prefix="/" && $(MAKE)
 	$(TOUCH) $@
 
diff --git a/omd/packages/net-snmp/patches/0012-Ensure-correct-openssl-version.dif b/omd/packages/net-snmp/patches/0012-Ensure-correct-openssl-version.dif
deleted file mode 100644
index f8a24e3020c..00000000000
--- a/omd/packages/net-snmp/patches/0012-Ensure-correct-openssl-version.dif
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-Subject: Ensure correct openssl version
-
-The dev package does not depend on openssl headers which means 1.0.2 and 1.1.0
-can be installed. If cert_util.h functionality is used by 3rd party then it
-should be ensured that it is linked and compiled against 1.0.2.
-
-Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian@breakpoint.cc>
----
- include/net-snmp/library/cert_util.h |    4 ++++
- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
-
---- a/include/net-snmp/library/cert_util.h
-+++ b/include/net-snmp/library/cert_util.h
-@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
- #error "must include <openssl/x509.h> before cert_util.h"
- #endif
- 
-+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10100000
-+#error This needs to be compiled against openssl 1.0.2.
-+#endif
-+
- #ifdef  __cplusplus
- extern "C" {
- #endif