diff --git a/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/create-linux-packages.sh b/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/create-linux-packages.sh
index 812785b63..ebec99170 100755
--- a/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/create-linux-packages.sh
+++ b/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/create-linux-packages.sh
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ ANTIHANG_PID=$!
 
 echo "Creating .rpm package."
 set -ex
+export EDITOR="sed -i -e '/Requires: placeholder/c%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 15000\nRequires: openssl-3\n%else\nRequires: openssl-libs\n%endif'"
 fpm --version "$VERSION" \
   --name "$PACKAGE_NAME" \
   --input-type dir \
diff --git a/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/package.sh b/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/package.sh
index 1e13407d8..fc0c32500 100644
--- a/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/package.sh
+++ b/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/package.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ FPM_DEB_OPTS=(
   --architecture "$DEB_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE"
 )
 FPM_RPM_OPTS=(
-  --depends 'openssl-libs'
+  --depends 'placeholder'
+  -e
   --architecture "$RPM_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE"
 )
 
diff --git a/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/unsigned/create-linux-packages.sh b/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/unsigned/create-linux-packages.sh
index 38b7ee907..02e9b9c18 100644
--- a/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/unsigned/create-linux-packages.sh
+++ b/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/unsigned/create-linux-packages.sh
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ set +ex
 
 echo "Creating .rpm package."
 set -ex
+
+export EDITOR="sed -i -e '/Requires: placeholder/c%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 15000\nRequires: openssl-3\n%else\nRequires: openssl-libs\n%endif'"
+
 fpm --version "$VERSION" \
   --name "$PACKAGE_NAME" \
   --input-type dir \
diff --git a/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/unsigned/package.sh b/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/unsigned/package.sh
index 1e13407d8..fc0c32500 100644
--- a/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/unsigned/package.sh
+++ b/linux-packages/packaging-scripts/unsigned/package.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ FPM_DEB_OPTS=(
   --architecture "$DEB_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE"
 )
 FPM_RPM_OPTS=(
-  --depends 'openssl-libs'
+  --depends 'placeholder'
+  -e
   --architecture "$RPM_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE"
 )