diff --git a/bitcoin-qt.pro b/bitcoin-qt.pro
index 2d9cdc7ef..8c494dd92 100644
--- a/bitcoin-qt.pro
+++ b/bitcoin-qt.pro
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ contains(USE_DBUS, 1) {
 }
 
 # use: qmake "USE_SSL=1"
-contains(USE_DBUS, 1) {
+contains(USE_SSL, 1) {
     message(Building with SSL support for RPC)
     DEFINES += USE_SSL
 }