diff --git a/vars/redhat.yml b/vars/redhat.yml
index 4ab36bbd..239d10b0 100644
--- a/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ _rabbitmq_erlang_repo:
   filename: els-erlang
 
 rabbitmq_distro_packages:
+  - openssl
   - "erlang-22.3-1.el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.x86_64"
   - "rabbitmq-server-{{ rabbitmq_package_version }}.el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.noarch"