diff --git a/scripts/get b/scripts/get
index dedb943261..9199c38bea 100755
--- a/scripts/get
+++ b/scripts/get
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ if [ -n "$PKG_URL" -a -n "$PKG_SOURCE_NAME" ]; then
     printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldcyan}GET${endcolor}      $1\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
     export BUILD_INDENT=$((${BUILD_INDENT:-1}+$BUILD_INDENT_SIZE))
 
+    # unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH to stop wget from using toolchain/lib and loading libssl.so/libcrypto.so instead of host libraries
+    unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+
     NBWGET=1
     until $WGET_CMD "$PKG_URL" || $WGET_CMD "$PACKAGE_MIRROR"; do
       NBWGET=$((NBWGET + 1))