diff --git a/packages/network/openssh/package.mk b/packages/network/openssh/package.mk
index 0fe8a95b3b..22b8c709d9 100644
--- a/packages/network/openssh/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/openssh/package.mk
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ 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() {