diff --git a/direct/src/p3d/DeploymentTools.py b/direct/src/p3d/DeploymentTools.py
index b3717ffa56..1156adb7e3 100644
--- a/direct/src/p3d/DeploymentTools.py
+++ b/direct/src/p3d/DeploymentTools.py
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class Installer:
         print >>controlfile, "Priority: optional"
         print >>controlfile, "Architecture: %s" % arch
         print >>controlfile, "Description: %s" % self.fullname
-        print >>controlfile, "Depends: libc6, libgcc1, libstdc++6, libx11-6, libssl0.9.8"
+        print >>controlfile, "Depends: libc6, libgcc1, libstdc++6, libx11-6"
         controlfile.close()
         Filename(tempdir, "usr/bin/").makeDir()
         if self.includeRequires: