diff --git a/srcpkgs/openssh/template b/srcpkgs/openssh/template
index 79baf6dc21..33166577a0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openssh/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openssh/template
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ configure_args="--datadir=/usr/share/openssh
  --disable-strip --with-privsep-path=/var/chroot/ssh
  --with-pid-dir=/run --with-pam
  --with-libedit --with-Werror
- $(vopt_with ldns ldns=$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr)
+ $(vopt_if ldns --with-ldns=$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr)
  $(vopt_if ssl --with-ssl-engine --without-openssl)
  $(vopt_if gssapi --with-kerberos5=$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr --without-kerberos5)
  $(vopt_if fido2 --with-security-key-builtin)