diff --git a/package/libressl/Config.in b/package/libressl/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..600829cb9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libressl/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+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/openssl/Config.in b/package/openssl/Config.in
index 01d3549aef..5ce91cb80f 100644
--- a/package/openssl/Config.in
+++ b/package/openssl/Config.in
@@ -44,15 +44,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRESSL
 
 	  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
+source "package/libressl/Config.in"
 
 # openssl from br2-external trees, if any
 source "$BR2_BASE_DIR/.br2-external.in.openssl"