diff --git a/Formula/virtuoso.rb b/Formula/virtuoso.rb
index 75a26a9f10..181fe6a58f 100644
--- a/Formula/virtuoso.rb
+++ b/Formula/virtuoso.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Virtuoso < Formula
 
   # If gawk isn't found, make fails deep into the process.
   depends_on "gawk" => :build
-  depends_on "openssl"
+  depends_on "openssl" # no OpenSSL 1.1 support
 
   conflicts_with "unixodbc", :because => "Both install `isql` binaries."