diff --git a/Formula/zola.rb b/Formula/zola.rb
index 9101ec278cc..bfbcc85dfad 100644
--- a/Formula/zola.rb
+++ b/Formula/zola.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ class Zola < Formula
   end
 
   def install
+    on_linux do
+      ENV["OPENSSL_DIR"] = Formula["openssl@1.1"].opt_prefix
+    end
     system "cargo", "install", *std_cargo_args
 
     bash_completion.install "completions/zola.bash"