diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 3bee120f6..f753b826f 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -140,26 +140,40 @@ task finalizeEvent2(dependsOn: [finalizeEvent], type: Copy) {
     into "$thirdPartyNdkDir/LibEvent/"
 }
 
-task downloadOpenSSL(dependsOn: [], type: Download) {
-    src 'https://github.com/priteshrnandgaonkar/openssl-android/archive/1.0.0.tar.gz'
+task downloadOpenSSLSource(dependsOn: [], type: Download) {
+    src 'https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.1.0h.tar.gz'
     onlyIfNewer true
     overwrite false
     dest new File(downloadsDir, 'openssl-android-1.0.0.tar.gz');
 }
 
-task prepareOpenSSL(dependsOn: [downloadOpenSSL], type: Copy) {
-    from tarTree(downloadOpenSSL.dest)
+task downloadOpenSSLLibs(dependsOn: [], type: Download) {
+    src 'https://github.com/passy/openssl-android/releases/download/1.1.0h/openssl-1.1.0h-prebuilt.tar.gz'
+    onlyIfNewer true
+    overwrite false
+    dest new File(downloadsDir, 'openssl-1.1.0h-prebuilt.tar.gz');
+}
+
+task prepareOpenSSL(dependsOn: [downloadOpenSSLSource, downloadOpenSSLLibs], type: Copy) {
+    from tarTree(downloadOpenSSLSource.dest)
+    from tarTree(downloadOpenSSLLibs.dest)
     from './third-party/OpenSSL/'
-    include 'openssl-android-1.0.0/**/*', 'libs/**/*'
+    include 'openssl-1.1.0h/**/*'
+    include 'libs/**/*'
     includeEmptyDirs = false
     into "$thirdPartyNdkDir/OpenSSL/"
 }
 
-task finalizeOpenSSL(dependsOn: [prepareOpenSSL], type: Copy) {
-    from './third-party/OpenSSL/'
-    include 'build.gradle', 'ApplicationManifest.xml'
-    includeEmptyDirs = false
-    into "$thirdPartyNdkDir/OpenSSL/openssl-android-1.0.0/"
+task configureOpenSSL(dependsOn: [prepareOpenSSL], type: Exec) {
+    workingDir "$thirdPartyNdkDir/OpenSSL/openssl-1.1.0h/"
+    // This is only to generate a buildconfig.h in the next step. I **believe**
+    // that the options here don't really matter for that file.
+    commandLine './Configure', 'dist'
+}
+
+task finalizeOpenSSL(dependsOn: [configureOpenSSL], type: Exec) {
+    workingDir "$thirdPartyNdkDir/OpenSSL/openssl-1.1.0h/"
+    commandLine 'make', 'build_generated'
 }
 
 task downloadRSocket(dependsOn: [], type: Download) {
@@ -225,7 +239,7 @@ android {
                 srcDir 'res'
             }
             jniLibs {
-                srcDir 'third-party/OpenSSL/libs'
+                srcDir "$thirdPartyNdkDir/OpenSSL/libs/"
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/android/third-party/Folly/CMakeLists.txt b/android/third-party/Folly/CMakeLists.txt
index 67c425a2e..d235e864c 100644
--- a/android/third-party/Folly/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/android/third-party/Folly/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ list(APPEND dir_list ${FOLLY_DIR}/memory/detail)
 
 set(BOOST_DIR ../boost/boost_1_63_0/)
 set(GLOG_DIR ../glog/)
-set(OPENSSL_DIR ../OpenSSL/openssl-android-1.0.0/)
+set(OPENSSL_DIR ../OpenSSL/openssl-1.1.0h/)
 set(LIBEVENT_DIR ../LibEvent/libevent-release-2.1.9/)
 set(DOUBLECONVERSION_DIR ../double-conversion/double-conversion-3.0.0/)
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ list(APPEND dir_list ${BOOST_DIR})
 list(APPEND dir_list ${BOOST_DIR}/../)
 list(APPEND dir_list ${LIBEVENT_DIR}/)
 list(APPEND dir_list ${LIBEVENT_DIR}/include/)
-list(APPEND dir_list ${OPENSSL_DIR})
+list(APPEND dir_list ${OPENSSL_DIR}/include/)
 
 include_directories(${dir_list})
 
@@ -121,9 +121,7 @@ add_subdirectory(${GLOG_DIR} ${libglog_build_DIR})
 add_subdirectory(${DOUBLECONVERSION_DIR} ${doubleconversion_build_DIR})
 add_subdirectory(${LIBEVENT_DIR} ${libevent_build_DIR})
 target_include_directories(${PACKAGE_NAME} PRIVATE
-    ${OPENSSL_DIR}/jni/openssl-android/
-    ${OPENSSL_DIR}/jni/openssl-android/include
-    ${OPENSSL_DIR}/jni/openssl-android/include/openssl
+    ${OPENSSL_DIR}/include/
     ${BOOST_DIR}
     ${BOOST_DIR}/../
     ${GLOG_DIR}/../
diff --git a/android/third-party/Folly/build.gradle b/android/third-party/Folly/build.gradle
index 38981c7c2..19ed9520b 100644
--- a/android/third-party/Folly/build.gradle
+++ b/android/third-party/Folly/build.gradle
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ android {
 
     dependencies {
         implementation project(':glog')
-        //implementation project(':libevent')
         implementation project(':doubleconversion')
-        implementation project(':openssl')
 
     }
 }
diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/arm64-v8a/libcrypto.so b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/arm64-v8a/libcrypto.so
deleted file mode 100755
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diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/arm64-v8a/libssl.so b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/arm64-v8a/libssl.so
deleted file mode 100755
index 00e3f440e..000000000
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diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/arm64-v8a/openssl b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/arm64-v8a/openssl
deleted file mode 100755
index a3b579292..000000000
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diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/arm64-v8a/ssltest b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/arm64-v8a/ssltest
deleted file mode 100755
index e5801732f..000000000
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diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi-v7a/libcrypto.so b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi-v7a/libcrypto.so
deleted file mode 100755
index 615086aa6..000000000
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diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi-v7a/libssl.so b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi-v7a/libssl.so
deleted file mode 100755
index 532a8f63b..000000000
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diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi-v7a/openssl b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi-v7a/openssl
deleted file mode 100755
index ed0997f8d..000000000
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diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi-v7a/ssltest b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi-v7a/ssltest
deleted file mode 100755
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diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi/libcrypto.so b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi/libcrypto.so
deleted file mode 100755
index 0161f199c..000000000
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diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi/libssl.so b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi/libssl.so
deleted file mode 100755
index 4589c7219..000000000
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diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi/openssl b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi/openssl
deleted file mode 100755
index 11dd86fdb..000000000
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diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi/ssltest b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/armeabi/ssltest
deleted file mode 100755
index be7838aba..000000000
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diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/x86/libcrypto.so b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/x86/libcrypto.so
deleted file mode 100755
index 4c42b213d..000000000
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diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/x86/libssl.so b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/x86/libssl.so
deleted file mode 100755
index 2fd0bd9bb..000000000
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diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/x86/openssl b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/x86/openssl
deleted file mode 100755
index 955536f66..000000000
Binary files a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/x86/openssl and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/x86/ssltest b/android/third-party/OpenSSL/libs/x86/ssltest
deleted file mode 100755
index c0f22b1c2..000000000
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diff --git a/android/third-party/RSocket/CMakeLists.txt b/android/third-party/RSocket/CMakeLists.txt
index ba6ffeebc..227accb07 100644
--- a/android/third-party/RSocket/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/android/third-party/RSocket/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ set(glog_DIR ${third_party_ndk}/glog)
 set(BOOST_DIR ${third_party_ndk}/boost/boost_1_63_0/)
 set(LIBEVENT_DIR ${third_party_ndk}/LibEvent/libevent-release-2.1.9/)
 set(DOUBLECONVERSION_DIR ${third_party_ndk}/double-conversion/double-conversion-3.0.0/)
-set(OPENSSL_DIR ${third_party_ndk}/OpenSSL/openssl-android-1.0.0/)
+set(OPENSSL_DIR ${third_party_ndk}/OpenSSL/openssl-1.1.0h/)
 
 set(RSOCKET_ROOT_DIR  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/rsocket-cpp-0.10.1)
 set(RSOCKET_DIR  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/rsocket-cpp-0.10.1/rsocket)
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ target_include_directories(${PACKAGE_NAME} PRIVATE
         ${LIBEVENT_DIR}/
         ${LIBEVENT_DIR}/include/
         ${LIBEVENT_DIR}/include/event2
-        ${OPENSSL_DIR}/jni/openssl-android/
-        ${OPENSSL_DIR}/jni/openssl-android/include
-        ${OPENSSL_DIR}/jni/openssl-android/include/openssl
+        ${OPENSSL_DIR}/include/
         ${glog_DIR}
         ${glog_DIR}/../
         ${glog_DIR}/glog-0.3.5/src/
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 0e9021b57..dc51287de 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ include ':sample'
 include ':doubleconversion'
 include ':glog'
 include ':libevent'
-include ':openssl'
 include ':rsocket'
 
 project(':fbjni').projectDir = file('libs/fbjni')
@@ -30,5 +29,4 @@ project(':doubleconversion').projectDir = file('android/build/third-party-ndk/do
 project(':glog').projectDir = file('android/build/third-party-ndk/glog/')
 project(':folly').projectDir = file('android/build/third-party-ndk/folly/')
 project(':libevent').projectDir = file('android/build/third-party-ndk/LibEvent/')
-project(':openssl').projectDir = file('android/build/third-party-ndk/OpenSSL/openssl-android-1.0.0')
 project(':rsocket').projectDir = file('android/build/third-party-ndk/RSocket')
diff --git a/xplat/CMakeLists.txt b/xplat/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e4e68f54..437ae7599 100644
--- a/xplat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/xplat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set(glog_DIR ${third_party_ndk}/glog)
 set(BOOST_DIR ${third_party_ndk}/boost/boost_1_63_0/)
 set(LIBEVENT_DIR ${third_party_ndk}/LibEvent/libevent-release-2.1.9/)
 set(DOUBLECONVERSION_DIR ${third_party_ndk}/double-conversion/double-conversion-3.0.0/)
-set(OPENSSL_DIR ${third_party_ndk}/OpenSSL/openssl-android-1.0.0/)
+set(OPENSSL_DIR ${third_party_ndk}/OpenSSL/openssl-1.1.0h/)
 
 list(APPEND dir_list ./)
 list(APPEND dir_list ./Sonar)
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@ target_include_directories(${PACKAGE_NAME} PRIVATE
         ${rsocket_DIR}/rsocket-cpp-0.10.1
         ${LIBEVENT_DIR}/include/
         ${LIBEVENT_DIR}/include/event2
-        ${OPENSSL_DIR}/jni/openssl-android/
-        ${OPENSSL_DIR}/jni/openssl-android/include
-        ${OPENSSL_DIR}/jni/openssl-android/include/openssl
+        ${OPENSSL_DIR}/include
         ${glog_DIR}
         ${glog_DIR}/../
         ${glog_DIR}/glog-0.3.5/src/