diff --git a/package/asterisk/Config.in b/package/asterisk/Config.in
index 0f27975643..36238debbd 100644
--- a/package/asterisk/Config.in
+++ b/package/asterisk/Config.in
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ASTERISK
 	default n
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_MPG123
+	depends BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	depends BR2_PACKAGE_MPG123
 	help
 		Asterisk - the Open Source PBX
 
+comment "asterisk	- disabled (required openssl and mpg123)"
+	depends !BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL || ! BR2_PACKAGE_MPG123
+