diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/default.nix
index c9fbf5c5de6..d6b4e03a2f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/default.nix
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ let
         };
 
         openssl = {
-          configureFlags = ["--enable-openssl"];
-          buildInputs = [openssl];
+          configureFlags = ["--with-openssl"];
+          buildInputs = [openssl openssl.dev];
         };
 
         mbstring = {