diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd5b15e..3707395 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ Created by Florian Märkl.
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-(at your option) any later version.
+(at your option) any later version, with the additional exemption
+that compiling, linking, and/or using OpenSSL is allowed.
 
 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of