diff --git a/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
index 0da26aea..f52fd2aa 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ configure_file(config_falco.h.in config_falco.h)
 
 add_custom_command(
   TARGET falco
-  COMMAND bash ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/verify_engine_fields.sh ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${OPENSSL_BINARY}
+  COMMAND bash ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/verify_engine_fields.sh ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
   COMMENT "Comparing engine fields checksum in falco_engine.h to actual fields")
 
diff --git a/userspace/falco/verify_engine_fields.sh b/userspace/falco/verify_engine_fields.sh
index 37b3189c..09fe939f 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/verify_engine_fields.sh
+++ b/userspace/falco/verify_engine_fields.sh
@@ -3,14 +3,8 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 SOURCE_DIR=$1
-OPENSSL=$2
 
-if ! command -v "${OPENSSL}" version > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "No openssl command at ${OPENSSL}"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-NEW_CHECKSUM=$(./falco --list -N | ${OPENSSL} dgst -sha256 | awk '{print $2}')
+NEW_CHECKSUM=$(./falco --list -N | sha256sum | awk '{print $1}')
 CUR_CHECKSUM=$(grep FALCO_FIELDS_CHECKSUM "${SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/engine/falco_engine_version.h" | awk '{print $3}' | sed -e 's/"//g')