diff --git a/package/libs/openssl/Config.in b/package/libs/openssl/Config.in
index 96d3ba3e9d..c39e28510f 100644
--- a/package/libs/openssl/Config.in
+++ b/package/libs/openssl/Config.in
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ config OPENSSL_WITH_DEPRECATED
 	default y
 	prompt "Include deprecated APIs"
 
+config OPENSSL_NO_DEPRECATED
+	bool
+	default !OPENSSL_WITH_DEPRECATED
+
 config OPENSSL_WITH_DTLS
 	bool
 	default n
diff --git a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
index b64a51d6d3..1e28267560 100644
--- a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
 	CONFIG_OPENSSL_WITH_EC2M \
 	CONFIG_OPENSSL_WITH_SSL3 \
 	CONFIG_OPENSSL_HARDWARE_SUPPORT \
-	CONFIG_OPENSSL_WITH_DEPRECATED \
+	CONFIG_OPENSSL_NO_DEPRECATED \
 	CONFIG_OPENSSL_WITH_DTLS \
 	CONFIG_OPENSSL_WITH_COMPRESSION \
 	CONFIG_OPENSSL_WITH_NPN \
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ ifndef CONFIG_OPENSSL_HARDWARE_SUPPORT
   OPENSSL_OPTIONS += no-hw
 endif
 
-ifndef CONFIG_OPENSSL_WITH_DEPRECATED
+ifdef CONFIG_OPENSSL_NO_DEPRECATED
   OPENSSL_OPTIONS += no-deprecated
 endif