diff --git a/package/git/git.mk b/package/git/git.mk
index 9b176d3661..aec30e3eb3 100644
--- a/package/git/git.mk
+++ b/package/git/git.mk
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ GIT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING LGPL-2.1
 GIT_DEPENDENCIES = zlib $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
-GIT_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
+GIT_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf openssl
 GIT_CONF_OPTS += --with-openssl
-GIT_CONF_ENV_LIBS += $(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),-lz)
+GIT_MAKE_OPTS += LIB_4_CRYPTO="`$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs libssl libcrypto`"
 else
 GIT_CONF_OPTS += --without-openssl
 endif