diff --git a/package/cups/cups.mk b/package/cups/cups.mk
index 2ad5eeb5cf..620b61d748 100644
--- a/package/cups/cups.mk
+++ b/package/cups/cups.mk
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ CUPS_CONF_OPTS += --disable-dbus
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS),y)
-CUPS_CONF_OPTS += --with-tls=yes
+CUPS_CONF_OPTS += --with-tls=gnutls
 CUPS_DEPENDENCIES += gnutls
+else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
+CUPS_CONF_OPTS += --with-tls=openssl
+CUPS_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
 else
 CUPS_CONF_OPTS += --with-tls=no
 endif