diff --git a/srcpkgs/openssl/template b/srcpkgs/openssl/template
index 231b907ede3..52f14ae2479 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openssl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openssl/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ _openssl_version=1.0.1
 version=${_openssl_version}c
 revision=1
 fulldepends="perl"
+crossmakedepends="zlib-devel"
 conf_files="/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf"
 subpackages="libssl openssl-devel"
 short_desc="Secure Socket Layer and cryptographic library - runtime utilities"
@@ -30,12 +31,14 @@ do_configure() {
 		_opts="enable-ec_nistp_64_gcc_128"
 	elif [ "${XBPS_MACHINE}" = "i686" ]; then
 		_target="linux-elf"
+	elif [ "${XBPS_MACHINE}" = "armv6l" ]; then
+		_target="linux-armv4"
 	fi
 
 	./Configure --prefix=/usr --openssldir=/etc/ssl --libdir=lib \
 		shared zlib enable-md2 threads ${_opts} \
 		${_target} -Wa,--noexecstack \
-		"${CFLAGS}" "${LDFLAGS}" -DOPENSSL_NO_TLS1_2_CLIENT
+		"${CFLAGS}" -DOPENSSL_NO_TLS1_2_CLIENT
 }
 
 do_build() {