diff --git a/srcpkgs/ldns/template b/srcpkgs/ldns/template
index 58370d940d7..33e131fedc8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ldns/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ldns/template
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ version=1.6.17
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-drill --with-examples
- --with-trust-anchor=/etc/dns/root.key"
+ --with-trust-anchor=/etc/dns/root.key
+ --with-ssl=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
 hostmakedepends="perl"
 makedepends="libpcap-devel libressl-devel dnssec-anchors"
 short_desc="Modern DNS/DNSSEC library -- utils"