diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
index d1da98d5fbd4..7b1212efacfc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureScript = "./config";
   
   configureFlags = "shared";
-  patches =if stdenv.system == "i686-darwin" then [ ./darwin-arch.patch ] else [] ;
+  
+  #patches = if stdenv.system == "i686-darwin" then [ ./darwin-arch.patch ] else [];
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.openssl.org/;