diff --git a/package/ntp/0004-libressl-support.patch b/package/ntp/0004-libressl-support.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ac4ee89d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/ntp/0004-libressl-support.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+From a3bd714d3028241c7546ded6ae6b93887a17a7fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Adam Duskett <aduskett@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:14:38 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] add libressl support
+
+Fix some preprocessor macros to add libressl support.
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3401#c3
+
+Signed-off-by: Adam Duskett <aduskett@gmail.com>
+---
+ include/libssl_compat.h                | 4 +++-
+ libntp/libssl_compat.c                 | 2 +-
+ libntp/ssl_init.c                      | 2 +-
+ ports/winnt/include/msvc_ssl_autolib.h | 2 +-
+ sntp/libevent/test/regress_ssl.c       | 4 ++--
+ 5 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/include/libssl_compat.h b/include/libssl_compat.h
+index 2a3697c..eede47b 100644
+--- a/include/libssl_compat.h
++++ b/include/libssl_compat.h
+@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
+ #include "openssl/rsa.h"
+ 
+ #ifndef OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER
++#ifndef LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER
+ #define OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER SSLEAY_VERSION_NUMBER
+ #endif
++#endif
+ 
+ #ifndef OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT
+ #define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT SSLEAY_VERSION_TEXT
+@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ /* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
+-#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
++#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
+ /* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
+ 
+ # include <openssl/objects.h>
+diff --git a/libntp/libssl_compat.c b/libntp/libssl_compat.c
+index afe4d07..dae7017 100644
+--- a/libntp/libssl_compat.c
++++ b/libntp/libssl_compat.c
+@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
+ /* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
+ 
+ /* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
+-#if defined(OPENSSL) && OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
++#if defined(OPENSSL) && OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
+ /* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
+ 
+ #include "libssl_compat.h"
+diff --git a/libntp/ssl_init.c b/libntp/ssl_init.c
+index bebf6e1..0a27050 100644
+--- a/libntp/ssl_init.c
++++ b/libntp/ssl_init.c
+@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
+ 
+ int ssl_init_done;
+ 
+-#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
++#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
+ 
+ static void
+ atexit_ssl_cleanup(void)
+diff --git a/ports/winnt/include/msvc_ssl_autolib.h b/ports/winnt/include/msvc_ssl_autolib.h
+index 688b5e2..393e1c9 100644
+--- a/ports/winnt/include/msvc_ssl_autolib.h
++++ b/ports/winnt/include/msvc_ssl_autolib.h
+@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
+  * request in the object file, depending on the SSL version and the
+  * build variant.
+  */
+-# if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10100000L
++# if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10100000L && ! defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
+ #  pragma comment(lib, "libcrypto" LTAG_SIZE LTAG_RTLIB LTAG_DEBUG ".lib")
+ # else
+ #  pragma comment(lib, "libeay32" LTAG_RTLIB LTAG_DEBUG ".lib")
+diff --git a/sntp/libevent/test/regress_ssl.c b/sntp/libevent/test/regress_ssl.c
+index 226a2a3..dc761dc 100644
+--- a/sntp/libevent/test/regress_ssl.c
++++ b/sntp/libevent/test/regress_ssl.c
+@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
+ 
+ #include <string.h>
+ 
+-#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
++#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
+ #define OpenSSL_version_num SSLeay
+ #endif /* OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER */
+ 
+@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ getcert(void)
+ 	X509_set_subject_name(x509, name);
+ 	X509_set_issuer_name(x509, name);
+ 
+-#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
++#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
+ 	X509_time_adj(X509_get_notBefore(x509), 0, &now);
+ 	now += 3600;
+ 	X509_time_adj(X509_get_notAfter(x509), 0, &now);
+-- 
+2.13.0
+
diff --git a/package/ntp/Config.in b/package/ntp/Config.in
index 1af02dbc0..804efec54 100644
--- a/package/ntp/Config.in
+++ b/package/ntp/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_NTP
 	bool "ntp"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEVENT
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL if !BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRESSL
 	help
 	  Network Time Protocol suite/programs.
 	  Provides things like ntpd, ntpdate, ntpq, etc...
diff --git a/package/ntp/ntp.mk b/package/ntp/ntp.mk
index c70d6e635..929a5fd87 100644
--- a/package/ntp/ntp.mk
+++ b/package/ntp/ntp.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 NTP_VERSION_MAJOR = 4.2
 NTP_VERSION = $(NTP_VERSION_MAJOR).8p10
 NTP_SITE = https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ntp_spool/ntp4/ntp-$(NTP_VERSION_MAJOR)
-NTP_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libevent openssl $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),busybox)
+NTP_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libevent $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),busybox)
 NTP_LICENSE = NTP
 NTP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYRIGHT
 NTP_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_lib_md5_MD5Init=no
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ NTP_CONF_OPTS = \
 # 0003-ntpq-fpic.patch
 NTP_AUTORECONF = YES
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
+NTP_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
+endif
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRESSL),y)
+NTP_DEPENDENCIES += libressl
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP),y)
 NTP_CONF_OPTS += --with-locfile=linux
 else
