diff --git a/cmake/SelectSSH.cmake b/cmake/SelectSSH.cmake
index e655c3eccb4..89b84826e77 100644
--- a/cmake/SelectSSH.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SelectSSH.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ if(USE_SSH STREQUAL "exec")
 elseif(USE_SSH STREQUAL ON OR USE_SSH STREQUAL "libssh2")
 	find_pkglibraries(LIBSSH2 libssh2)
 
-	if(NOT LIBSSH2_FOUND)
+	if(LIBSSH2_FOUND)
+		set(LIBSSH2_FOUND_PKGCONFIG 1)
+	else()
 		find_package(LibSSH2)
 		set(LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIR})
 		get_filename_component(LIBSSH2_LIBRARY_DIRS "${LIBSSH2_LIBRARY}" DIRECTORY)
@@ -20,7 +22,11 @@ elseif(USE_SSH STREQUAL ON OR USE_SSH STREQUAL "libssh2")
 
 	list(APPEND LIBGIT2_SYSTEM_INCLUDES ${LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 	list(APPEND LIBGIT2_SYSTEM_LIBS ${LIBSSH2_LIBRARIES})
-	list(APPEND LIBGIT2_PC_LIBS ${LIBSSH2_LDFLAGS})
+	if(LIBSSH2_FOUND_PKGCONFIG)
+		list(APPEND LIBGIT2_PC_REQUIRES "libssh2")
+	else()
+		list(APPEND LIBGIT2_PC_LIBS ${LIBSSH2_LDFLAGS})
+	endif()
 
 	check_library_exists("${LIBSSH2_LIBRARIES}" libssh2_userauth_publickey_frommemory "${LIBSSH2_LIBRARY_DIRS}" HAVE_LIBSSH2_MEMORY_CREDENTIALS)
 	if(HAVE_LIBSSH2_MEMORY_CREDENTIALS)