diff --git a/common_mk/openssl_flags.mk b/common_mk/openssl_flags.mk
index 461728f3b..38f277992 100644
--- a/common_mk/openssl_flags.mk
+++ b/common_mk/openssl_flags.mk
@@ -22,28 +22,28 @@ ifeq ($(CUSTOM_OPENSSL_PATH),)
     ifeq ($(OPENSSL_PACKAGE),openssl3)
         SSL_IDIR := $(shell pkg-config --cflags $(OPENSSL_PACKAGE) | sed -E 's/-I/ /g' | awk '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if($$i ~ /^\//) print $$i}' | head -n 1)
         SSL_LDIR := $(shell pkg-config --variable=libdir $(OPENSSL_PACKAGE))
-        LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libssl.so.3" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
-        LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libcrypto.so.3" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+        LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libssl.so.3" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+        LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libcrypto.so.3" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
     else
         SSL_IDIR := $(shell export PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_CFLAGS=1; export PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_LIBS=1; pkg-config --cflags $(OPENSSL_PACKAGE) | sed -E 's/-I/ /g' | awk '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if($$i ~ /^\//) print $$i}' | head -n 1)
         SSL_LDIR := $(shell pkg-config --variable=libdir $(OPENSSL_PACKAGE))
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
-        LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libssl.dylib" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+        LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libssl.dylib" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
         ifeq ($(LIB_SSL_PATH),)
-            LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libssl.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+            LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libssl.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
         endif
-        LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libcrypto.dylib" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+        LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libcrypto.dylib" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
         ifeq ($(LIB_CRYPTO_PATH),)
-            LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libcrypto.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+            LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libcrypto.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
         endif
 else
-        LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libssl.so*" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+        LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libssl.so*" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
         ifeq ($(LIB_SSL_PATH),)
-            LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libssl.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+            LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libssl.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
         endif
-        LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libcrypto.so*" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+        LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libcrypto.so*" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
         ifeq ($(LIB_CRYPTO_PATH),)
-            LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libcrypto.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+            LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libcrypto.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
         endif
 endif
     endif
@@ -55,22 +55,22 @@ else
     SSL_LDIR := $(CUSTOM_OPENSSL_PATH)/lib64
 endif
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
-    LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libssl.dylib" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+    LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libssl.dylib" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
     ifeq ($(LIB_SSL_PATH),)
-        LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libssl.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+        LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libssl.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
     endif
-    LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libcrypto.dylib" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+    LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libcrypto.dylib" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
     ifeq ($(LIB_CRYPTO_PATH),)
-        LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libcrypto.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+        LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libcrypto.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
     endif
 else
-    LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libssl.so" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+    LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libssl.so" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
     ifeq ($(LIB_SSL_PATH),)
-        LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libssl.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+        LIB_SSL_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libssl.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
     endif
-    LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libcrypto.so" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+    LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libcrypto.so" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
     ifeq ($(LIB_CRYPTO_PATH),)
-        LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -name "libcrypto.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
+        LIB_CRYPTO_PATH := $(shell find $(SSL_LDIR) -maxdepth 1 -name "libcrypto.a" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
     endif
 endif
     $(info Using custom OpenSSL path: $(CUSTOM_OPENSSL_PATH))
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@ else
 endif
 else
     $(error Warning: OpenSSL headers (SSL_IDIR) not found. Exiting. Please install OpenSSL version 3.)
-endif
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+endif