diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/getxbook/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/getxbook/default.nix
index a77f87f6f1f1..2fadc89c48d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/getxbook/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/getxbook/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error=deprecated-declarations";
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A collection of tools to download books from Google Books";
     homepage    = https://njw.me.uk/getxbook/;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b2e42a9a0a3a..824978622330 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -18379,9 +18379,7 @@ in
 
   get_iplayer = callPackage ../applications/misc/get_iplayer {};
 
-  getxbook = callPackage ../applications/misc/getxbook {
-    openssl = openssl_1_0_2;
-  };
+  getxbook = callPackage ../applications/misc/getxbook { };
 
   ghq = gitAndTools.ghq;