diff --git a/package/qemu/qemu.mk b/package/qemu/qemu.mk
index 345ef52668..c3a7e7738e 100644
--- a/package/qemu/qemu.mk
+++ b/package/qemu/qemu.mk
@@ -212,6 +212,13 @@ else
 QEMU_OPTS += --disable-tools
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSSH2),y)
+QEMU_OPTS += --enable-libssh2
+QEMU_DEPENDENCIES += libssh2
+else
+QEMU_OPTS += --disable-libssh2
+endif
+
 # Override CPP, as it expects to be able to call it like it'd
 # call the compiler.
 define QEMU_CONFIGURE_CMDS