diff --git a/build_and_release.sh b/build_and_release.sh
index 30b8e77c..81cd5fab 100755
--- a/build_and_release.sh
+++ b/build_and_release.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ if [[ $OSTYPE == darwin* ]]; then
   fi
 
   brew_path=$homebrew_prefix/bin/brew
-  if [[ ! -f $brew_path ]]; then
+  if [[ -f $brew_path ]]; then
+    log "Homebrew found at $brew_path"
+  else
     log "Homebrew not found at $brew_path, attempting to install"
 
     /bin/bash -c "$(
@@ -97,7 +99,13 @@ if [[ $OSTYPE == darwin* ]]; then
   log "Homebrew packages explicitly installed by the user:"
   "$brew_path" leaves --installed-on-request
 
-  homebrew_packages=( install autoconf automake pkg-config )
+  homebrew_packages=(
+    autoconf
+    automake
+    cmake
+    libtool
+    pkg-config
+  )
   log "Installing Homebrew packages"
   time ( set -x; "$brew_path" install "${homebrew_packages[@]}" )
   log "Homebrew packages installed"
diff --git a/python/build_definitions/openssl.py b/python/build_definitions/openssl.py
index 43c4e0b5..97a2f31d 100644
--- a/python/build_definitions/openssl.py
+++ b/python/build_definitions/openssl.py
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 from yugabyte_db_thirdparty.build_definition_helpers import *  # noqa
 
 
-ARM64_HOMEBREW_BASH_PATH = '/opt/homebrew/bin/bash'
-
-
 def use_arm64_bash_in_script(script_path: str) -> None:
     with open(script_path) as script_file:
         lines = [line.rstrip() for line in script_file]
@@ -28,7 +25,7 @@ def use_arm64_bash_in_script(script_path: str) -> None:
         return
     if not lines[0].startswith('#!') and lines[0].endswith('bash'):
         return
-    lines[0] = '#!' + ARM64_HOMEBREW_BASH_PATH
+    lines[0] = '#!/opt/homebrew/bin/bash'
     with open(script_path, 'w') as output_file:
         output_file.write('\n'.join(lines) + '\n')
 
@@ -52,15 +49,9 @@ def build(self, builder: BuilderInterface) -> None:
         common_configure_options = ['shared', 'no-tests', 'enable-fips']
         install_path = os.path.join(
             builder.fs_layout.tp_installed_common_dir, "lib")
-        configure_cmd = ['./config'] + common_configure_options
         if is_macos_arm64_build():
-            if os.path.exists(ARM64_HOMEBREW_BASH_PATH):
-                use_arm64_bash_in_script('config')
-            else:
-                log(f"{ARM64_HOMEBREW_BASH_PATH} not found, cannot modify OpenSSL configure script"
-                    " to use it. Using the arch command instead.")
-                configure_cmd = ['arch', '-arm64'] + configure_cmd
-
+            use_arm64_bash_in_script('config')
+        configure_cmd = ['./config'] + common_configure_options
         if not is_macos():
             configure_cmd += ['-Wl,-rpath=' + install_path]