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diff --git a/security/openssl-beta/pkg-descr b/security/openssl-beta/pkg-descr
index bb479fbb02d1..d9641e291bc9 100644
--- a/security/openssl-beta/pkg-descr
+++ b/security/openssl-beta/pkg-descr
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ libcrypto.a:
Diffie-Hellman key-exchange/key generation. There is no limit
on the number of bits.
X509 encoding/decoding into/from binary ASN1 and a
- PEM based ascii-binary encoding which supports encryption with
- a private key.
- (The DES routines, while a part if this source distribution
- are not included in the compiled package, as they are part
- of the base FreeBSD secure/ distribution)
- (MD2 and MD5 are also not compiled as FreeBSD has its own).
+ PEM based ascii-binary encoding which supports encryption
+ with a private key.
+
+As this is a FreeBSD port, it has been tailored to FreeBSD. It
+uses the DES, MD2 and MD5 from FreeBSD 2.2+. Earlier versions of
+freebsd have a DES library that is missing bits, and SSLeay will
+not compile properly. The answer is to get the latest secure/ dist.