diff --git a/freeradius-ease-openssl-version-check.patch b/freeradius-ease-openssl-version-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23f1df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freeradius-ease-openssl-version-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+From: Antonio Torres <antorres@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023
+Subject: Ease OpenSSL version check requirement
+
+FreeRADIUS includes an OpenSSL version check that compares built vs linked version,
+and fails to start if this check fails. We can ease this requirement in Fedora/RHEL as 
+ABI changes are tracked and soname is changed accordingly, as discussed in previous 
+Bugzilla for this issue [1].
+
+[1]: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1299388
+
+Resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2238511
+Signed-off-by: Antonio Torres <antorres@redhat.com>
+---
+ src/main/version.c | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/main/version.c b/src/main/version.c
+index c190337c1d..fee2150eb2 100644
+--- a/src/main/version.c
++++ b/src/main/version.c
+@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ int ssl_check_consistency(void)
+ 	 */
+ 	if ((ssl_linked & 0x0000000f) != (ssl_built & 0x0000000f)) {
+ 	mismatch:
+-		ERROR("libssl version mismatch.  built: %lx linked: %lx",
++		DEBUG2("libssl version mismatch.  built: %lx linked: %lx",
+ 		      (unsigned long) ssl_built,
+ 		      (unsigned long) ssl_linked);
+ 
+-		return -1;
++		return 0;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	/*
diff --git a/freeradius.spec b/freeradius.spec
index d3d9b15..a9798eb 100644
--- a/freeradius.spec
+++ b/freeradius.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: High-performance and highly configurable free RADIUS server
 Name: freeradius
 Version: 3.2.2
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
 URL: http://www.freeradius.org/
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Patch3: freeradius-bootstrap-create-only.patch
 Patch4: freeradius-no-buildtime-cert-gen.patch
 Patch5: freeradius-bootstrap-make-permissions.patch
 Patch6: freeradius-ldap-infinite-timeout-on-starttls.patch
+Patch7: freeradius-ease-openssl-version-check.patch
 
 %global docdir %{?_pkgdocdir}%{!?_pkgdocdir:%{_docdir}/%{name}-%{version}}
 
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ This plugin provides the REST support for the FreeRADIUS server project.
 %patch4 -p1
 %patch5 -p1
 %patch6 -p1
+%patch7 -p1
 
 %build
 # Force compile/link options, extra security for network facing daemon
@@ -892,6 +894,10 @@ EOF
 %attr(640,root,radiusd) %config(noreplace) /etc/raddb/mods-available/rest
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 12 2023 Antonio Torres <antorres@redhat.com> - 3.2.2-5
+- Ease OpenSSL version check requirement
+  Resolves #2238511
+
 * Wed Jul 19 2023 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.2.2-4
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_39_Mass_Rebuild