diff --git a/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk b/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk
index b94328da8..ed15f00df 100644
--- a/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk
+++ b/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ VSFTPD_POST_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += VSFTPD_DISABLE_UTMPX
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
-VSFTPD_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
-VSFTPD_LIBS += -lssl -lcrypto
+VSFTPD_DEPENDENCIES += openssl host-pkgconf
+VSFTPD_LIBS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs libssl)
 VSFTPD_POST_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += VSFTPD_ENABLE_SSL
 endif