diff --git a/package/stunnel/stunnel.mk b/package/stunnel/stunnel.mk
index 4a5d2a0335..9a81373a54 100644
--- a/package/stunnel/stunnel.mk
+++ b/package/stunnel/stunnel.mk
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 STUNNEL_VERSION_MAJOR = 5
 STUNNEL_VERSION = $(STUNNEL_VERSION_MAJOR).44
 STUNNEL_SITE = http://www.usenix.org.uk/mirrors/stunnel/archive/$(STUNNEL_VERSION_MAJOR).x
-STUNNEL_DEPENDENCIES = openssl
+STUNNEL_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf openssl
 STUNNEL_CONF_OPTS = --with-ssl=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr --with-threads=fork \
 	--disable-libwrap
 STUNNEL_CONF_ENV = \
 	ax_cv_check_cflags___fstack_protector=$(if $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP),yes,no) \
-	LIBS=$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),-lz)
+	LIBS=`$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs openssl`
 STUNNEL_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 STUNNEL_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYRIGHT.GPL