diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index b36ee8c92..dbfa16e03 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ if(CERVANTES OR KINDLE OR KOBO OR POCKETBOOK)
 else()
     set(EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 endif()
-declare_project(thirdparty/openssh ${EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL} DEPENDS openssl zlib)
+declare_project(thirdparty/openssh ${EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL})
 
 # openssl
 declare_project(thirdparty/openssl)
diff --git a/thirdparty/openssh/CMakeLists.txt b/thirdparty/openssh/CMakeLists.txt
index c108d314f..1ccadb9e5 100644
--- a/thirdparty/openssh/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thirdparty/openssh/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,12 +13,10 @@ list(APPEND CFG_CMD
     --disable-etc-default-login
     --disable-lastlog
     --with-md5-passwords
-    --with-openssl
-    --with-ssl-engine
     --without-hardening
+    --without-openssl
     --without-stackprotect
-    --with-ssl-dir=${STAGING_DIR}
-    --with-zlib=${STAGING_DIR}
+    --without-zlib
 )
 
 list(APPEND BUILD_CMD COMMAND make sftp-server scp)