diff --git a/openssh-9.3p1-openssl-compat.patch b/openssh-9.3p1-openssl-compat.patch
index cf512ef..0efbdec 100644
--- a/openssh-9.3p1-openssl-compat.patch
+++ b/openssh-9.3p1-openssl-compat.patch
@@ -38,3 +38,15 @@
  	 */
  	mask = 0xfff0000fL; /* major,minor,status */
  	hfix = (headerver & 0x000ff000) >> 12;
+diff -up openssh-8.7p1/configure.ac.check openssh-8.7p1/configure.ac
+--- openssh-8.7p1/configure.ac.check	2023-11-27 14:54:32.959113758 +0100
++++ openssh-8.7p1/configure.ac	2023-11-27 14:54:49.467500523 +0100
+@@ -2821,7 +2821,7 @@ if test "x$openssl" = "xyes" ; then
+ 				;;
+ 			101*)   ;; # 1.1.x
+ 			200*)   ;; # LibreSSL
+-			300*)   ;; # OpenSSL development branch.
++			30*)   ;; # OpenSSL 3.x series
+ 		        *)
+ 				AC_MSG_ERROR([Unknown/unsupported OpenSSL version ("$ssl_library_ver")])
+ 		                ;;
diff --git a/openssh.spec b/openssh.spec
index f578982..a43e1cf 100644
--- a/openssh.spec
+++ b/openssh.spec
@@ -798,6 +798,8 @@ test -f %{sysconfig_anaconda} && \
 * Wed Dec 20 2023 Dmitry Belyavskiy <dbelyavs@redhat.com> - 8.7p1-36
 - Fix Terrapin attack
   Resolves: CVE-2023-48795
+- Relax OpenSSH build-time checks for OpenSSL version
+  Related: RHEL-4734
 
 * Mon Oct 23 2023 Dmitry Belyavskiy <dbelyavs@redhat.com> - 8.7p1-35
 - Relax OpenSSH checks for OpenSSL version