diff --git a/Formula/wget.rb b/Formula/wget.rb
index 3b22b84f0a..41470e8e8b 100644
--- a/Formula/wget.rb
+++ b/Formula/wget.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Wget < Formula
       --prefix=#{prefix}
       --sysconfdir=#{etc}
       --with-ssl=openssl
-      --with-libssl-prefix=#{Formula.factory("openssl").opt_prefix}
+      --with-libssl-prefix=#{Formula["openssl"].opt_prefix}
     ]
 
     args << "--disable-debug" unless build.include? "enable-debug"