diff --git a/src/mesh/raspihttp/PiWebServer.cpp b/src/mesh/raspihttp/PiWebServer.cpp
index 694213078..5485f8eb2 100644
--- a/src/mesh/raspihttp/PiWebServer.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/raspihttp/PiWebServer.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Linux (apt):
 1.) Add these libs to the compile and target machine:
 
     sudo apt update && \
-        apt -y install openssl libssl-dev libopenssl libsdl2-dev \
+        apt -y install openssl libssl-dev libsdl2-dev \
                      libulfius-dev liborcania-dev
 
 macOS (Homebrew):
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ macOS (Homebrew):
     brew install ulfius openssl@3
 
     The PlatformIO env (native-macos) picks up compiler/linker flags via
-    `pkg-config`. In particular, OpenSSL needs `pkg-config --cflags --libs openssl`
+    `pkg-config`. In particular, OpenSSL needs `pkg-config --cflags --libs openssl@3`
     so both the Homebrew include path and linker flags are provided; ulfius and its
     dependencies (liborcania, libyder) are also resolved via `pkg-config`.
 
diff --git a/variants/native/portduino/platformio.ini b/variants/native/portduino/platformio.ini
index 93dea2ca8..0a47e7283 100644
--- a/variants/native/portduino/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/native/portduino/platformio.ini
@@ -193,7 +193,9 @@ build_flags = ${portduino_base.build_flags_common}
   ; style screen-driver hooks scattered through sensor sources.
   -DHAS_SCREEN=0
   -DMESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_SCREEN=1
-  !pkg-config --libs openssl --silence-errors || :
+  ; openssl@3 is the keg-only Homebrew formula; --cflags is required so the
+  ; compiler finds <openssl/*.h> in the Homebrew prefix (not just the linker).
+  !pkg-config --cflags --libs openssl@3 --silence-errors || :
   ; PiWebServer (src/mesh/raspihttp/PiWebServer.cpp) auto-engages when ulfius
   ; headers are reachable via `#if __has_include(<ulfius.h>)`. The `|| :`
   ; tail keeps the build green when the user hasn't run `brew install ulfius`