diff --git a/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.inc b/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.inc
index 41bf41be476168..d91a26ac67ef2b 100644
--- a/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.inc
+++ b/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.inc
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 
+# OpenSSL version used for manual page generation
+OPENSSL_VER=	0.9.8n
+OPENSSL_DATE=	2010-03-24
+
 LCRYPTO_SRC=	${.CURDIR}/../../../crypto/openssl
 LCRYPTO_DOC=	${.CURDIR}/../../../crypto/openssl/doc
 
@@ -34,7 +38,8 @@ man-update:
 	@(sec=${manpage:E}; \
 	pod=${manpage:R}.pod; \
 	cp ${LCRYPTO_DOC}/${_docs}/$$pod .; \
-	pod2man --section=$$sec --release="0.9.8m" --center="OpenSSL" \
+	pod2man --section=$$sec --release="${OPENSSL_VER}" \
+	  --date="${OPENSSL_DATE}" --center="OpenSSL"  \
 	  $$pod > ${.CURDIR}/man/${manpage}; \
 	rm -f $$pod; \
 	${ECHO} ${manpage})