diff --git a/pythonforandroid/prerequisites.py b/pythonforandroid/prerequisites.py
index e85991948..6b592046e 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/prerequisites.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/prerequisites.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ def darwin_installer(self):
 
 class OpenSSLPrerequisite(Prerequisite):
     name = "openssl"
-    homebrew_formula_name = "openssl@1.1"
+    homebrew_formula_name = "openssl@3"
     mandatory = dict(linux=False, darwin=True)
     installer_is_supported = dict(linux=False, darwin=True)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_prerequisites.py b/tests/test_prerequisites.py
index 70ffa0c0d..8d577fde1 100644
--- a/tests/test_prerequisites.py
+++ b/tests/test_prerequisites.py
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.mandatory = dict(linux=False, darwin=True)
         self.installer_is_supported = dict(linux=False, darwin=True)
         self.prerequisite = OpenSSLPrerequisite()
-        self.expected_homebrew_formula_name = "openssl@1.1"
-        self.expected_homebrew_location_prefix = "/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@1.1"
+        self.expected_homebrew_formula_name = "openssl@3"
+        self.expected_homebrew_location_prefix = "/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3"
 
     @mock.patch(
         "pythonforandroid.prerequisites.Prerequisite._darwin_get_brew_formula_location_prefix"