diff --git a/packages/network/openssh/build b/packages/network/openssh/build
index 3c9b15d5b9..b8e3dcd726 100755
--- a/packages/network/openssh/build
+++ b/packages/network/openssh/build
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 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 \