diff --git a/pkgs/libssh2.yaml b/pkgs/libssh2.yaml
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+++ b/pkgs/libssh2.yaml
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+extends: [autotools_package]
+
+dependencies:
+  run: [pkg-config]
+
+sources:
+- key: tar.gz:5ldpqx457hns4y4gsbvgej7lftl3gjcx
+  url: http://www.libssh2.org/download/libssh2-1.4.3.tar.gz
+
+when_build_dependency:
+- prepend_path: PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+  value: '${ARTIFACT}/lib/pkgconfig'