diff --git a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
index 8f74fbcf7d..17049dd57e 100644
--- a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PKG_NAME:=openssl
 PKG_BASE:=1.1.1
 PKG_BUGFIX:=k
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PKG_BASE)$(PKG_BUGFIX)
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 ENGINES_DIR=engines-1.1
 
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ define Build/Configure
 			--prefix=/usr \
 			--libdir=lib \
 			--openssldir=/etc/ssl \
+			--cross-compile-prefix="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 			$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) \
 			$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) \
 			$(OPENSSL_OPTIONS) && \
@@ -347,14 +348,12 @@ TARGET_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--gc-sections
 
 define Build/Compile
 	+$(MAKE) $(PKG_JOBS) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
-		CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
 		SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH) \
 		OPENWRT_OPTIMIZATION_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		$(OPENSSL_MAKEFLAGS) \
 		all
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
-		CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
 		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
 		$(OPENSSL_MAKEFLAGS) \