diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/meta b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/meta
index 2fb4b5a9c5..8046e62b94 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/meta
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/meta
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.xbmc.org"
 PKG_URL="$DISTRO_SRC/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
-PKG_DEPENDS="boost Python zlib bzip2 systemd ffmpeg libass curl libssh rtmpdump fontconfig tinyxml freetype libmad libogg libmodplug faad2 flac libmpeg2 taglib yajl service.openelec.settings"
+PKG_DEPENDS="boost Python zlib bzip2 systemd ffmpeg libass curl rtmpdump fontconfig tinyxml freetype libmad libogg libmodplug faad2 flac libmpeg2 taglib yajl service.openelec.settings"
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain boost Python zlib bzip2 systemd lzo pcre swig ffmpeg libass enca curl libssh rtmpdump fontconfig fribidi tinyxml libjpeg-turbo libpng tiff freetype jasper libmad libsamplerate libogg libcdio libmodplug faad2 flac libmpeg2 taglib yajl sqlite"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="mediacenter"
diff --git a/packages/network/libssh/build b/packages/network/libssh/build
index 4ed56cf638..a3d1a40ea3 100755
--- a/packages/network/libssh/build
+++ b/packages/network/libssh/build
@@ -27,9 +27,24 @@ mkdir -p build && cd build
 
 cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$CMAKE_CONF \
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
-      -DWITH_GCRYPT="ON" \
+      -DWITH_STATIC_LIB=1 -DWITH_GCRYPT="ON" \
       ..
 
 make
 
-$MAKEINSTALL
+# install static library only
+  mkdir -p $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
+    cp src/libssh.a $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
+    cp src/threads/libssh_threads.a $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
+
+  mkdir -p $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/pkgconfig
+    cp libssh.pc $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/pkgconfig
+    cp libssh_threads.pc $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/pkgconfig
+
+  mkdir -p $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include
+    cp ../include/libssh/callbacks.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include
+    cp ../include/libssh/legacy.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include
+    cp ../include/libssh/libssh.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include
+    cp ../include/libssh/server.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include
+    cp ../include/libssh/sftp.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include
+    cp ../include/libssh/ssh2.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include
diff --git a/packages/network/libssh/install b/packages/network/libssh/install
deleted file mode 100755
index 38784f3da3..0000000000
--- a/packages/network/libssh/install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-################################################################################
-#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
-#      Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
-#
-#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
-#  any later version.
-#
-#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-#  the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110, USA.
-#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
-################################################################################
-
-. config/options $1
-
-mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
-  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/build/src/*.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib