diff --git a/examples/arhcive.nix b/examples/arhcive.nix
index 3b08fae6..375b6763 100644
--- a/examples/arhcive.nix
+++ b/examples/arhcive.nix
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ in rec {
     in longrun {
       name = "rsync";
       run = ''
-        ${pkgs.rsync}/bin/rsync --no-detach --daemon  --config=${configFile}
+        ${pkgs.rsyncSmall}/bin/rsync --no-detach --daemon  --config=${configFile}
       '';
       dependencies = [
         secrets_file
diff --git a/overlay.nix b/overlay.nix
index 39fc67c9..d52d35d0 100644
--- a/overlay.nix
+++ b/overlay.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ extraPkgs // {
     ];
   });
 
+  rsyncSmall = prev.rsync.overrideAttrs(o: {
+    configureFlags = o.configureFlags ++ [
+      "--disable-openssl"
+    ];
+  });
+
   strace = prev.strace.override { libunwind = null; };
 
   kexec-tools-static = prev.kexec-tools.overrideAttrs(o: {