diff --git a/images/macos/scripts/build/install-openssl.sh b/images/macos/scripts/build/install-openssl.sh
index d883c7bd0..b5a10e093 100644
--- a/images/macos/scripts/build/install-openssl.sh
+++ b/images/macos/scripts/build/install-openssl.sh
@@ -6,20 +6,22 @@
 
 source ~/utils/utils.sh
 
-echo "Install openssl@3"
-brew_smart_install "openssl@3"
+echo "Install openssl@1.1"
 
-if ! is_Arm64; then
-  # Symlink brew openssl@3 to `/usr/local/bin` as Homebrew refuses
-  ln -sf $(brew --prefix openssl@3)/bin/openssl /usr/local/bin/openssl
-else
-  # arm64 has a different installation prefix for brew
-  ln -sf $(brew --prefix openssl@3)/bin/openssl /opt/homebrew/bin/openssl
-fi
+wget https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.1.1w.tar.gz
+tar -xvf openssl-1.1.1w.tar.gz
+cd openssl-1.1.1w
+./config --prefix=/usr/local/openssl
+make
+sudo make install
+export OPENSSL="/usr/local/openssl/bin"
+echo "export OPENSSL=${OPENSSL}" >> ${HOME}/.bashrc
+
+ln -sf /usr/local/openssl/bin/openssl /usr/local/bin/openssl
 
 if ! is_Arm64; then
   # Most of build systems and scripts look up ssl here
-  ln -sf $(brew --cellar openssl@3)/3* /usr/local/opt/openssl
+  ln -sf $(brew --cellar openssl@1.1)/1.1* /usr/local/opt/openssl
 fi
 
 invoke_tests "OpenSSL"
diff --git a/images/macos/scripts/tests/OpenSSL.Tests.ps1 b/images/macos/scripts/tests/OpenSSL.Tests.ps1
index 8f5e6956b..bbd23474f 100644
--- a/images/macos/scripts/tests/OpenSSL.Tests.ps1
+++ b/images/macos/scripts/tests/OpenSSL.Tests.ps1
@@ -7,17 +7,10 @@ Describe "OpenSSL" {
         }
     }
 
-    Context "OpenSSL 3 Path Check" {
-        It "OpenSSL 3 path exists" {
-            $openSSLpath = brew --prefix openssl@3
-            $openSSLpath | Should -Exist
-        }
-    }
-
-    Context "OpenSSL 3 is default" {
-        It "Default OpenSSL version is 3" {
+    Context "OpenSSL 1.1 is default" {
+        It "Default OpenSSL version is 1.1" {
             $commandResult = Get-CommandResult "openssl version"
-            $commandResult.Output | Should -Match "OpenSSL 3"
+            $commandResult.Output | Should -Match "OpenSSL 1.1"
         }
     }
 }