diff --git a/packages/3rdparty/web/tntnet/build b/packages/3rdparty/web/tntnet/build
index 62f76f3c26..4d2cda10f0 100755
--- a/packages/3rdparty/web/tntnet/build
+++ b/packages/3rdparty/web/tntnet/build
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ mkdir -p .build-host && cd .build-host
             --with-sdk=yes \
             --with-demos=no \
             --with-epoll=yes \
+            --with-ssl=no \
             --with-stressjob=no
 
 make
diff --git a/packages/3rdparty/web/tntnet/meta b/packages/3rdparty/web/tntnet/meta
index ddbb53c13c..c12c5ccb94 100644
--- a/packages/3rdparty/web/tntnet/meta
+++ b/packages/3rdparty/web/tntnet/meta
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE="GPL-2"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.tntnet.org/"
 PKG_URL="http://www.tntnet.org/download/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
 PKG_DEPENDS="libtool"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain libtool cxxtools"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain libtool cxxtools openssl"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="python/web"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="tntnet: C++ Dynamite for the Web"