diff --git a/libs/jose/Makefile b/libs/jose/Makefile
index 19b6c514d..6360a70d3 100644
--- a/libs/jose/Makefile
+++ b/libs/jose/Makefile
@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@ PKG_MAINTAINER:=Tibor Dudlák <tibor.dudlak@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=Apache-2.0
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
 
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=openssl
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/meson.mk
 
 define Package/jose
   SECTION:=utils
   TITLE:=Provides a full crypto stack including key generation, signing and encryption.
-  DEPENDS:=+jansson +libopenssl +zlib
+  DEPENDS:=+jansson
   URL:=https://github.com/latchset/jose
 endef
 
diff --git a/libs/jose/patches/010-whole.patch b/libs/jose/patches/010-whole.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 33ee9e277..000000000
--- a/libs/jose/patches/010-whole.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- a/cmd/meson.build
-+++ b/cmd/meson.build
-@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ executable(meson.project_name(),
-   'alg.c',
-   'fmt.c',
-   dependencies: jansson,
--  link_with: libjose,
-+  link_whole: libjose,
-   install: true
- )