diff --git a/package/gnutls/gnutls.mk b/package/gnutls/gnutls.mk
index 79e7d529b1..2d37cfc65f 100644
--- a/package/gnutls/gnutls.mk
+++ b/package/gnutls/gnutls.mk
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ GNUTLS_SITE = https://www.gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/gnutls/v$(GNUTLS_VERSION_MAJOR)
 GNUTLS_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1+ (core library)
 GNUTLS_LICENSE_FILES = doc/COPYING.LESSER
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS_OPENSSL),y)
-GNUTLS_LICENSE += , GPL-3.0+ (gnutls-openssl library)
-GNUTLS_LICENSE_FILES += doc/COPYING
-endif
-
 GNUTLS_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libtasn1 nettle
 GNUTLS_CPE_ID_VENDOR = gnu
 GNUTLS_CONF_OPTS = \
@@ -25,7 +20,6 @@ GNUTLS_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-libdane \
 	--disable-rpath \
 	--disable-tests \
-	--enable-openssl-compatibility \
 	--without-libcrypto-prefix \
 	--without-libdl-prefix \
 	--without-libev-prefix \
@@ -36,7 +30,6 @@ GNUTLS_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--without-librt-prefix \
 	--without-libz-prefix \
 	--without-tpm \
-	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS_OPENSSL),--enable,--disable)-openssl-compatibility \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS_TOOLS),--enable-tools,--disable-tools) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS_ENABLE_SSL2),--enable,--disable)-ssl2-support \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS_ENABLE_GOST),--enable,--disable)-gost
@@ -47,6 +40,14 @@ GNUTLS_CONF_ENV = gl_cv_socket_ipv6=yes \
 	gl_cv_func_gettimeofday_clobber=no
 GNUTLS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS_OPENSSL),y)
+GNUTLS_LICENSE += , GPL-3.0+ (gnutls-openssl library)
+GNUTLS_LICENSE_FILES += doc/COPYING
+GNUTLS_CONF_OPTS += --enable-openssl-compatibility
+else
+GNUTLS_CONF_OPTS += --disable-openssl-compatibility
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_CRYPTODEV_LINUX),y)
 GNUTLS_CONF_OPTS += --enable-cryptodev
 GNUTLS_DEPENDENCIES += cryptodev-linux