diff --git a/package/libnetconf2/0001-CMakeList.txt-remove-version-check-for-faulty-libssh.patch b/package/libnetconf2/0001-CMakeList.txt-remove-version-check-for-faulty-libssh.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1df807626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libnetconf2/0001-CMakeList.txt-remove-version-check-for-faulty-libssh.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From ad89283f9ed36f0f1234c7f005edfc34e8b9fd58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Heiko Thiery <heiko.thiery@kontron.com>
+Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2020 15:31:56 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] CMakeList.txt: remove version check for faulty libssh version
+
+libssh is fixed by a patch in buildroot so we can drop the libssh
+version check for 0.9.3 and 0.9.4.
+
+See: 39099153d9404cd6f107f0fd92ce8686bbd1beb2
+
+Signed-off-by: Heiko Thiery <heiko.thiery@kontron.com>
+---
+ CMakeLists.txt | 3 ---
+ 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index f21fec9..29ef202 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -148,9 +148,6 @@ endif()
+ # dependencies - libssh
+ if(ENABLE_SSH)
+     find_package(LibSSH 0.7.0 REQUIRED)
+-    if(LIBSSH_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL 0.9.3 OR LIBSSH_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL 0.9.4)
+-        message(FATAL_ERROR "LibSSH ${LIBSSH_VERSION} includes regression bugs and libnetconf2 will NOT work properly, try to use another version")
+-    endif()
+ 
+     target_link_libraries(netconf2 ${LIBSSH_LIBRARIES})
+     list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${LIBSSH_LIBRARIES})
+-- 
+2.20.1
+