diff --git a/package/openssh/openssh.hash b/package/openssh/openssh.hash
index 3685bc0dbf..ed628fa98b 100644
--- a/package/openssh/openssh.hash
+++ b/package/openssh/openssh.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 # From http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.5 (base64 encoded)
 sha256 9846e3c5fab9f0547400b4d2c017992f914222b3fd1f8eee6c7dc6bc5e59f9f0  openssh-7.5p1.tar.gz
+sha256 310860606c4175cdfd095e724f624df27340c89a916f7a09300bcb7988d5cfbf  afc3e31b637db9dae106d4fad78f7b481c8c24e3.patch
+sha256 395aa1006967713b599555440e09f898781a5559e496223587401768ece10904  f4fcd8c788a4854d4ebae400cf55e3957f906835.patch
diff --git a/package/openssh/openssh.mk b/package/openssh/openssh.mk
index 7e197b018f..24d34e8d15 100644
--- a/package/openssh/openssh.mk
+++ b/package/openssh/openssh.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ OPENSSH_VERSION = 7.5p1
 OPENSSH_SITE = http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable
 OPENSSH_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause, BSD-2-Clause, Public Domain
 OPENSSH_LICENSE_FILES = LICENCE
+# Autoreconf needed due to the following patches modifying configure.ac:
+# f4fcd8c788a4854d4ebae400cf55e3957f906835.patch
+# afc3e31b637db9dae106d4fad78f7b481c8c24e3.patch
+OPENSSH_AUTORECONF = YES
+OPENSSH_PATCH = https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/f4fcd8c788a4854d4ebae400cf55e3957f906835.patch \
+	https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/afc3e31b637db9dae106d4fad78f7b481c8c24e3.patch
 OPENSSH_CONF_ENV = LD="$(TARGET_CC)" LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)"
 OPENSSH_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--sysconfdir=/etc/ssh \