diff --git a/gnu/packages/ssh.scm b/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
index 135083ad22..2a190a57d8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ (define-public openssh
             (sha256 (base32
                      "1w7rb5gbrikxdkp8w7zxnci4549gk4bw1lml01s59w5rzb2y6ilq"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
-   (inputs `(("groff" ,groff)
-             ("openssl" ,openssl)
+   (native-inputs `(("groff" ,groff)))
+   (inputs `(("openssl" ,openssl)
              ("pam" ,linux-pam)
              ("mit-krb5" ,mit-krb5)
              ("zlib" ,zlib)