diff --git a/packages/network/openssh/package.mk b/packages/network/openssh/package.mk
index 22b8c709d9..653a3dbcd3 100644
--- a/packages/network/openssh/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/openssh/package.mk
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.openssh.com/"
 PKG_URL="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS="zlib openssl"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib openssl"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib openssl"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="network"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="openssh: An open re-implementation of the SSH package"