diff --git a/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk b/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
index e4ca72df63..3f94c8c4b7 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
+++ b/package/hostapd/hostapd.mk
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ HOSTAPD_LIBS += -lnl-3 -lm -lpthread
 endif
 
 # Try to use openssl if it's already available
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
-HOSTAPD_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL),y)
+HOSTAPD_DEPENDENCIES += libopenssl
 HOSTAPD_LIBS += $(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),-lcrypto -lz)
 HOSTAPD_CONFIG_EDITS += 's/\#\(CONFIG_TLS=openssl\)/\1/'
 else