diff --git a/packages/network/openssh/package.mk b/packages/network/openssh/package.mk
index 65e4e7c35c..1c8181383e 100644
--- a/packages/network/openssh/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/openssh/package.mk
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--libexecdir=/usr/lib/openssh \
 pre_configure_target() {
   export LD="$TARGET_CC"
   export LDFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS $TARGET_LDFLAGS"
-
-  # openssh fails to build with LTO support on gcc-4.8.2
-  strip_lto
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {