diff --git a/package/libselinux/Config.in b/package/libselinux/Config.in
index db5694e7bd..bc40e32a46 100644
--- a/package/libselinux/Config.in
+++ b/package/libselinux/Config.in
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSELINUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_MUSL_FTS if !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PYTHON3_SSL if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
 	help
 	  libselinux is the runtime SELinux library that provides
 	  interfaces (e.g. library functions for the SELinux kernel