diff --git a/gnu/packages/libevent.scm b/gnu/packages/libevent.scm
index d807315906..680db44707 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/libevent.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/libevent.scm
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@ (define-public libevent
 loop.")
     (license bsd-3)))
 
+(define-public libevent-with-openssl
+  (package/inherit libevent
+    (name "libevent-with-openssl")
+    (inputs (modify-inputs (package-inputs libevent)
+              (prepend openssl)))
+    (arguments
+     ;; This skips some of the tests which fail on armhf and aarch64.
+     '(#:configure-flags '("--disable-libevent-regress")))))
+
 (define-public libev
   (package
     (name "libev")