diff --git a/packages/security/openssl/package.mk b/packages/security/openssl/package.mk
index ba8e8d11ce..b6788bfd7e 100644
--- a/packages/security/openssl/package.mk
+++ b/packages/security/openssl/package.mk
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.openssl.org/"
 PKG_URL="http://www.openssl.org/source/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS="zlib"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="security"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="openssl: Open Source toolkit for Secure Sockets Layer and Transport Layer Security"