diff --git a/packages/network/openssh/build b/packages/network/openssh/build
index b8e3dcd726..3c9b15d5b9 100755
--- a/packages/network/openssh/build
+++ b/packages/network/openssh/build
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 export LD="$TARGET_CC"
 export LDFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS $TARGET_LDFLAGS"
 
+# openssh fails to build with LTO support with gcc-4.8.0
+  strip_lto
+
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \