diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh_8.2p1.bb b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh_8.2p1.bb
index eaec26cac0..c529d1d060 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh_8.2p1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh_8.2p1.bb
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ RRECOMMENDS_${PN}-sshd_append_class-target = "\
     ${@bb.utils.filter('PACKAGECONFIG', 'rng-tools', d)} \
 "
 
+# break dependency on base package for -dev package
+# otherwise SDK fails to build as the main openssh and dropbear packages
+# conflict with each other
+RDEPENDS:${PN}-dev = ""
+
 # gdb would make attach-ptrace test pass rather than skip but not worth the build dependencies
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-ptest += "${PN}-sftp ${PN}-misc ${PN}-sftp-server make sed sudo coreutils"