diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index c409f2822a..c997500842 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ F:	package/audit/
 F:	package/checkpolicy/
 F:	package/gstreamer1/gst1-vaapi/
 F:	package/janus-gateway/
+F:	package/libressl/
 F:	package/libselinux/
 F:	package/libsemanage/
 F:	package/libsepol/
diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 46c78a0121..e675bca09b 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -988,6 +988,8 @@ menu "Crypto"
 	source "package/libuecc/Config.in"
 	source "package/mbedtls/Config.in"
 	source "package/nettle/Config.in"
+	# libressl is a openssl replacement
+	source "package/libressl/Config.in"
 	source "package/openssl/Config.in"
 	source "package/rhash/Config.in"
 	source "package/tinydtls/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/libressl/0001-remove-test-z-DESTDIR-from-ltmain.patch b/package/libressl/0001-remove-test-z-DESTDIR-from-ltmain.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..901a48ca93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libressl/0001-remove-test-z-DESTDIR-from-ltmain.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From 4317d43d74996ad7ec3270b1e786e91a19312309 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Adam Duskett <Adamduskett@outlook.com>
+Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2017 13:08:57 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] remove test -z "$DESTDIR" from ltmain.sh.
+
+Without this patch, buildroot-libtool-v2.4.patch will fail to apply.
+
+Signed-off-by: Adam Duskett <Adamduskett@outlook.com>
+---
+ ltmain.sh | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/ltmain.sh b/ltmain.sh
+index 5d29bd6..6c90601 100644
+--- a/ltmain.sh
++++ b/ltmain.sh
+@@ -6658,7 +6658,7 @@ func_mode_link ()
+ 	  *)
+ 	    if test "$installed" = no; then
+ 	      func_append notinst_deplibs " $lib"
+-	      test -z "$DESTDIR" && need_relink=yes
++	      need_relink=yes
+ 	    fi
+ 	    ;;
+ 	  esac
+-- 
+2.9.4
+
diff --git a/package/libressl/Config.in b/package/libressl/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a1c9e273e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libressl/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRESSL
+	bool "libressl"
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	help
+	  LibreSSL is a version of the TLS/crypto stack forked from
+	  OpenSSL in 2014, with goals of modernizing the codebase,
+	  improving security, and applying best practice development
+	  processes.
+
+	  http://www.libressl.org/
+
+if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRESSL
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRESSL_BIN
+	bool "openssl binary"
+	help
+	  Install the openssl binary to the target file system. This is
+	  a command line tool for doing various cryptographic stuff.
+
+endif
diff --git a/package/libressl/libressl.hash b/package/libressl/libressl.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ffe9648af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libressl/libressl.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# From https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/SHA256
+sha256	107a5b522fbb8318d4c3be668075e5e607296f0a9255d71674caa94571336efa	libressl-2.5.4.tar.gz
diff --git a/package/libressl/libressl.mk b/package/libressl/libressl.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..694144736b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libressl/libressl.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# libressl
+#
+################################################################################
+
+LIBRESSL_VERSION = 2.5.4
+LIBRESSL_SITE = https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL
+LIBRESSL_LICENSE = ISC (new additions), OpenSSL or SSLeay (original OpenSSL code)
+LIBRESSL_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+LIBRESSL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRESSL_BIN),)
+define LIBRESSL_REMOVE_BIN
+	$(RM) -f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/openssl
+endef
+LIBRESSL_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += LIBRESSL_REMOVE_BIN
+endif
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))