diff --git a/dev-db/mongodb/files/mongo-4.4.29-openssl3.patch b/dev-db/mongodb/files/mongo-4.4.29-openssl3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19a044e0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-db/mongodb/files/mongo-4.4.29-openssl3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+--- a/SConstruct	2025-07-08 16:11:43.121834471 +0200
++++ b/SConstruct	2025-07-08 16:47:12.680436467 +0200
+@@ -3487,7 +3487,7 @@
+                 cryptoLibName,
+                 ["openssl/crypto.h"],
+                 "C",
+-                "SSLeay_version(0);",
++                call="SSLeay_version(0);",
+                 autoadd=True):
+             maybeIssueDarwinSSLAdvice(conf.env)
+             conf.env.ConfError("Couldn't find OpenSSL crypto.h header and library")
+@@ -3644,7 +3644,7 @@
+         if conf.CheckLibWithHeader(
+             "curl",
+             ["curl/curl.h"], "C",
+-            "curl_global_init(0);",
++            call="curl_global_init(0);",
+             autoadd=False):
+             return True
+ 
+@@ -3764,7 +3764,7 @@
+             "sasl2",
+             ["stddef.h","sasl/sasl.h"],
+             "C",
+-            "sasl_version_info(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);",
++            call="sasl_version_info(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);",
+             autoadd=False ):
+         myenv.ConfError("Couldn't find SASL header/libraries")
+ 
+@@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@
+                 ["mongoc-1.0"],
+                 ["mongoc/mongoc.h"],
+                 "C",
+-                "mongoc_get_major_version();",
++                call="mongoc_get_major_version();",
+                 autoadd=False ):
+             conf.env['MONGO_HAVE_LIBMONGOC'] = "library"
+         if not conf.env['MONGO_HAVE_LIBMONGOC'] and env.TargetOSIs('darwin') and conf.CheckMongoCFramework():
diff --git a/dev-db/mongodb/mongodb-4.4.29.ebuild b/dev-db/mongodb/mongodb-4.4.29-r1.ebuild
similarity index 99%
rename from dev-db/mongodb/mongodb-4.4.29.ebuild
rename to dev-db/mongodb/mongodb-4.4.29-r1.ebuild
index bdf83ff04..7eb10a888 100644
--- a/dev-db/mongodb/mongodb-4.4.29.ebuild
+++ b/dev-db/mongodb/mongodb-4.4.29-r1.ebuild
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-4.4.1-boost.patch"
 	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-4.4.6-riscv.patch"
 	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-4.4.6-fix-includes.patch"
+	"${FILESDIR}/mongo-4.4.29-openssl3.patch"
 )
 
 src_unpack() {
@@ -201,4 +202,4 @@ pkg_postinst() {
 	ewarn "Make sure to read the release notes and follow the upgrade process:"
 	ewarn "  https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/release-notes/$(ver_cut 1-2)/"
 	ewarn "  https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/release-notes/$(ver_cut 1-2)/#upgrade-procedures"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}