diff --git a/webrtc/base/base.gyp b/webrtc/base/base.gyp
index bfc6ef9d77..58c4994589 100644
--- a/webrtc/base/base.gyp
+++ b/webrtc/base/base.gyp
@@ -605,7 +605,6 @@
         ['OS=="linux"', {
           'link_settings': {
             'libraries': [
-              '-lcrypto',
               '-ldl',
               '-lrt',
             ],