diff --git a/package/openssl/Makefile b/package/openssl/Makefile
index 48e8a427f6..67f643c92f 100644
--- a/package/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/openssl/Makefile
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib{crypto,ssl}.{a,so*} $(1)/usr/lib/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/{openssl,libcrypto,libssl}.pc $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/
-	$(if $(TARGET_LDFLAGS),$(SED) 's#$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)##g' $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/{openssl,libcrypto,libssl}.pc)
+	[ -n "$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" ] && $(SED) 's#$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)##g' $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/{openssl,libcrypto,libssl}.pc || true
 endef
 
 define Package/libopenssl/install