diff --git a/package/live555/live555.mk b/package/live555/live555.mk
index 4bbe35d6ea..6218126954 100644
--- a/package/live555/live555.mk
+++ b/package/live555/live555.mk
@@ -27,8 +27,12 @@ LIVE555_CFLAGS += -fPIC
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
-LIVE555_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
-LIVE555_LIBS = -lssl -lcrypto
+LIVE555_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf openssl
+LIVE555_CONSOLE_LIBS = `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs openssl`
+# passed to ar for static linking, which gets confused by -L<dir>
+ifneq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+LIVE555_LIVEMEDIA_LIBS = $(LIVE555_CONSOLE_LIBS)
+endif
 else
 LIVE555_CFLAGS += -DNO_OPENSSL
 endif
@@ -48,8 +52,8 @@ define LIVE555_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	# Must have a whitespace at the end of LIBRARY_LINK, otherwise static link
 	# fails
 	echo 'LIBRARY_LINK = $(LIVE555_LIBRARY_LINK) ' >> $(@D)/config.$(LIVE555_CONFIG_TARGET)
-	echo 'LIBS_FOR_CONSOLE_APPLICATION = $(LIVE555_LIBS)' >> $(@D)/config.$(LIVE555_CONFIG_TARGET)
-	echo 'LIBS_FOR_LIVEMEDIA_LIB = $(LIVE555_LIBS)' >> $(@D)/config.$(LIVE555_CONFIG_TARGET)
+	echo 'LIBS_FOR_CONSOLE_APPLICATION = $(LIVE555_CONSOLE_LIBS)' >> $(@D)/config.$(LIVE555_CONFIG_TARGET)
+	echo 'LIBS_FOR_LIVEMEDIA_LIB = $(LIVE555_LIVEMEDIA_LIBS)' >> $(@D)/config.$(LIVE555_CONFIG_TARGET)
 	(cd $(@D); ./genMakefiles $(LIVE555_CONFIG_TARGET))
 endef