diff --git a/packages/network/libssh/package.mk b/packages/network/libssh/package.mk
index 24db6a077b..734694f85d 100644
--- a/packages/network/libssh/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/libssh/package.mk
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 configure_target() {
   cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$CMAKE_CONF \
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
-        -DWITH_STATIC_LIB=1 -DWITH_GCRYPT="ON" \
+        -DWITH_STATIC_LIB=1 \
+        -DWITH_SERVER="OFF" \
+        -DWITH_GCRYPT="ON" \
         ..
 }