diff --git a/package/libssh2/Config.in b/package/libssh2/Config.in
index 0deb3bbcf1..2944624e0a 100644
--- a/package/libssh2/Config.in
+++ b/package/libssh2/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSSH2
 	bool "libssh2"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPG_ERROR_ARCH_SUPPORTS && !BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL # libgcrypt
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCRYPT if !BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL if !BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCRYPT
 	help
 	  libssh2 is a client-side C library implementing the SSH2
 	  protocol as defined by Internet Drafts: SECSH-TRANS(22),
diff --git a/package/libssh2/libssh2.mk b/package/libssh2/libssh2.mk
index 221fac473c..847c2f1b8e 100644
--- a/package/libssh2/libssh2.mk
+++ b/package/libssh2/libssh2.mk
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ LIBSSH2_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 LIBSSH2_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBSSH2_CONF_OPTS = --disable-examples-build
 
-# libssh2 must use either libgcrypt or OpenSSL
-# Only select openssl if libgcrypt is not selected
+# Dependency is either on libgcrypt or openssl, guaranteed in Config.in.
+# Favour libgcrypt.
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCRYPT),y)
 LIBSSH2_DEPENDENCIES += libgcrypt
 LIBSSH2_CONF_OPTS += --with-libgcrypt \