Index: irc/bitchx/Makefile
===================================================================
--- irc/bitchx/Makefile
+++ irc/bitchx/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYRIGHT
 
-USES=		cpe gmake ncurses
+USES=		autoreconf cpe gmake ncurses
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--exec-prefix="${PREFIX}/share" \
 		--bindir="${PREFIX}/bin" \
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 
 SSL_CONFIGURE_WITH=	ssl
 SSL_USES=		ssl
-SSL_VARS=		BROKEN_SSL=openssl-devel
 
 PLUGINS_CONFIGURE_WITH=		plugins="${PLUGIN_LIST:C/\$$/,/g}"
 
Index: irc/bitchx/files/patch-configure.in
===================================================================
--- irc/bitchx/files/patch-configure.in
+++ irc/bitchx/files/patch-configure.in
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- configure.in.orig	2018-10-23 06:38:35.284853000 +0000
++++ configure.in	2018-10-23 06:39:50.576451000 +0000
+@@ -566,8 +566,8 @@
+ esac
+ case "$with_ssl" in
+     yes|check)
+-      AC_CHECK_LIB([crypto], [SSLeay], [], [], [])
+-      if test x"$ac_cv_lib_crypto_SSLeay" = x"yes"; then
++      AC_CHECK_LIB([crypto], [ERR_get_error], [], [], [])
++      if test x"$ac_cv_lib_crypto_ERR_get_error" = x"yes"; then
+         AC_CHECK_LIB([ssl], [SSL_accept], [], [], [])
+       fi
+       if test x"$ac_cv_lib_ssl_SSL_accept" = x"yes"; then