diff --git a/pam.spec b/pam.spec
index e605e01..b8d8d20 100644
--- a/pam.spec
+++ b/pam.spec
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ BuildRequires: libtirpc-devel
 BuildRequires: libtool
 BuildRequires: libxcrypt-devel >= 4.3.3-2
 BuildRequires: make
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 36 || 0%{?rhel} >= 9
 BuildRequires: openssl-devel >= 3.0.0
+%endif
 BuildRequires: perl-interpreter
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 BuildRequires: sed
@@ -402,10 +404,12 @@ exit 0
 * Thu Sep 23 2021 Björn Esser <besser82@fedoraproject.org> - 1.5.2-5
 - Rebase to pam-redhat-1.1.5
 - Drop explicit dependency on openssl, as auto-deps will pull it in
+- Conditionalize BR: openssl >= 3.0.0 to supported distributions
 
 * Thu Sep 23 2021 Iker Pedrosa <ipedrosa@redhat.com> - 1.5.2-4
 - Remove the /etc/motd.d directory to exclude its ownership from pam (#1968131)
-- pam_timestamp: enable openssl hmac authentication (#1947294)
+- pam_timestamp: enable openssl hmac authentication on supported
+  distributions (Fedora >= 36 and RHEL >= 9) (#1947294)
 - Clean spec file: organize dependencies and move URL location
 
 * Thu Sep 23 2021 Björn Esser <besser82@fedoraproject.org> - 1.5.2-3