diff --git a/libressl-cmake.sh b/libressl-cmake.sh
index 0d0bb5304..c86e660bc 100755
--- a/libressl-cmake.sh
+++ b/libressl-cmake.sh
@@ -37,12 +37,16 @@ _VER="$1"
     options+=' -DHAVE_SYS_TYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_STDINT_H=1 -DHAVE_STDDEF_H=1'
   fi
 
-  # We might prefer passing the triplet as-is, but as of LibreSSL v3.8.2,
-  # a triplet does not work in all cases due to the use of `STREQUAL`.
-  [ "${_CPU}" = 'x86' ] && cpu='x86'
-  [ "${_CPU}" = 'x64' ] && cpu='x86_64'
-  [ "${_CPU}" = 'a64' ] && cpu='aarch64'
-  [ "${_CPU}" = 'r64' ] && cpu='riscv64'
+  if [ "${LIBRESSL_VER_}" = '3.8.2' ]; then
+    # We might prefer passing the triplet as-is, but as of LibreSSL v3.8.2,
+    # a triplet does not work in all cases due to the use of `STREQUAL`.
+    [ "${_CPU}" = 'x86' ] && cpu='x86'
+    [ "${_CPU}" = 'x64' ] && cpu='x86_64'
+    [ "${_CPU}" = 'a64' ] && cpu='aarch64'
+    [ "${_CPU}" = 'r64' ] && cpu='riscv64'
+  else
+    cpu="${_TRIPLET}"
+  fi
 
   # shellcheck disable=SC2086
   cmake -B "${_BLDDIR}" ${_CMAKE_GLOBAL} ${options} \