diff --git a/package/openssl/openssl.mk b/package/openssl/openssl.mk
index 743ca52ca9..7e49a6503e 100644
--- a/package/openssl/openssl.mk
+++ b/package/openssl/openssl.mk
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ define OPENSSL_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/c_rehash
 endef
 
+# libdl has no business in a static build
+ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),y)
+define OPENSSL_FIXUP_STATIC_PKGCONFIG
+	$(SED) 's/-ldl//' $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/openssl.pc
+endef
+OPENSSL_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += OPENSSL_FIXUP_STATIC_PKGCONFIG
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),y)
 # libraries gets installed read only, so strip fails
 define OPENSSL_INSTALL_FIXUPS_SHARED