diff --git a/package/opensc/Config.in b/package/opensc/Config.in
index 8c6a95a41d..13b085f389 100644
--- a/package/opensc/Config.in
+++ b/package/opensc/Config.in
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSC
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # pcsc-lite
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PCSC_LITE
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_DES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_RMD160 if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	help
diff --git a/package/opensc/opensc.mk b/package/opensc/opensc.mk
index aa82bd18da..f4dc2206ea 100644
--- a/package/opensc/opensc.mk
+++ b/package/opensc/opensc.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@ OPENSC_SITE = https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/releases/download/$(OPENSC_VERSIO
 OPENSC_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1+
 OPENSC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 OPENSC_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
-OPENSC_DEPENDENCIES = openssl pcsc-lite
+OPENSC_DEPENDENCIES = pcsc-lite
 OPENSC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 OPENSC_CONF_OPTS = --disable-cmocka --disable-strict --disable-tests
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
+OPENSC_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
+OPENSC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-openssl
+else
+OPENSC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-openssl
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))