diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 6359585..0c9d2ff 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 import("//testing/test.gni")
+import("//webrtc.gni")
 
 declare_args() {
   # Tests may not be appropriate for some build environments, e.g. Windows.
@@ -114,9 +115,11 @@ static_library("libsrtp") {
     "srtp/ekt.c",
     "srtp/srtp.c",
   ]
-  public_deps = [
-    "//third_party/boringssl:boringssl",
-  ]
+  if (rtc_build_ssl) {
+    public_deps += [ "//third_party/boringssl" ]
+  } else {
+    configs += [ "//rtc_base:external_ssl_library" ]
+  }
 }
 
 if (build_libsrtp_tests) {