diff --git a/tools/dependencies/openssl.sh b/tools/dependencies/openssl.sh
index 875dd8b01324..065e7e0348b3 100755
--- a/tools/dependencies/openssl.sh
+++ b/tools/dependencies/openssl.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 # This script builds the static library of openssl that can be used as dependency of mxnet.
 set -ex
-OPENSSL_VERSION=1.1.0k
+OPENSSL_VERSION=1.1.0j
 if [[ ! -f $DEPS_PATH/lib/libssl.a ]] || [[ ! -f $DEPS_PATH/lib/libcrypto.a ]]; then
     # download and build openssl
     >&2 echo "Building openssl..."