diff --git a/package/libevent/libevent.mk b/package/libevent/libevent.mk
index fc4108f6fd..65bf1c2b7b 100644
--- a/package/libevent/libevent.mk
+++ b/package/libevent/libevent.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ LIBEVENT_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 # For 0001-Disable-building-test-programs.patch
 LIBEVENT_AUTORECONF = YES
 LIBEVENT_CONF_OPTS = --disable-samples
+HOST_LIBEVENT_CONF_OPTS = --disable-samples --disable-openssl
 
 define LIBEVENT_REMOVE_PYSCRIPT
 	rm $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/event_rpcgen.py