diff --git a/lfs/openssh b/lfs/openssh
index e22105ce4..fdffce8d4 100644
--- a/lfs/openssh
+++ b/lfs/openssh
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 				--prefix=/usr \
 				--sysconfdir=/etc/ssh \
 				--libexecdir=/usr/lib/openssh \
-				--with-md5-passwords \
 				--with-privsep-path=/var/empty \
 				--with-superuser-path=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)