diff --git a/net/openvpn/Makefile b/net/openvpn/Makefile
index 4cf8d0eb3..c618988ec 100644
--- a/net/openvpn/Makefile
+++ b/net/openvpn/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/openvpn-easy-rsa
   $(call Package/openvpn)
-  DEPENDS:=openvpn +openssl-util
+  DEPENDS:=+openssl-util
   TITLE:=Simple shell scripts to manage a Certificate Authority
 endef