diff --git a/srcpkgs/openssl/template b/srcpkgs/openssl/template
index efc6e97a283..9d0afc31e44 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openssl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openssl/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=openssl
 _openssl_version=1.0.1
 version=${_openssl_version}e
 revision=5
-hostmakedepends="perl"
 makedepends="zlib-devel"
 short_desc="Secure Socket Layer and cryptographic library - runtime utilities"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
@@ -12,6 +11,12 @@ homepage="http://www.openssl.org/"
 distfiles="https://www.openssl.org/source/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=f74f15e8c8ff11aa3d5bb5f276d202ec18d7246e95f961db76054199c69c1ae3
 
+bootstrap=yes
+
+if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends="perl"
+fi
+
 do_configure() {
 	local _opts