diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 9f807bdc..086cdd99 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ $(ANDROID_DEPS):
 $(filter $(BUILD_DIR)/android%,$(APP_OBJS)): | $(ANDROID_DEPS)
 
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
-ifeq ($(USE_SYSTEM_SSL),0)
+ifneq ($(USE_SYSTEM_SSL),1)
 LOCAL_DEPS := deps/openssl/$(UNAME_S)/$(UNAME_M)/usr/local/lib/libssl.a
 $(LOCAL_DEPS):
 	+@/usr/bin/env bash tools/ssl-local