diff --git a/package/libxmlrpc/libxmlrpc.mk b/package/libxmlrpc/libxmlrpc.mk
index f9925b74ca..4b30ecd381 100644
--- a/package/libxmlrpc/libxmlrpc.mk
+++ b/package/libxmlrpc/libxmlrpc.mk
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ LIBXMLRPC_STATIC_OPTS = SHARED_LIB_TYPE=NONE MUST_BUILD_SHLIB=N
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
-LIBXMLRPC_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf openssl
-LIBXMLRPC_CONF_OPTS = --enable-abyss-openssl
+LIBXMLRPC_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf openssl
+LIBXMLRPC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-abyss-openssl
 else
-LIBXMLRPC_CONF_OPTS = --disable-abyss-openssl
+LIBXMLRPC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-abyss-openssl
 endif
 
 LIBXMLRPC_MAKE_OPTS += $(LIBXMLRPC_STATIC_OPTS)