diff --git a/cmake/FindSSH.cmake b/cmake/FindSSH.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a6fa378..00000000
--- a/cmake/FindSSH.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# - Find libssh
-# Find the native SSH headers and libraries.
-#
-#  SSH_INCLUDE_DIRS - where to find libssh.h, etc.
-#  SSH_LIBRARIES    - List of libraries when using libssh.
-#  SSH_FOUND        - True if libssh found.
-#
-# Redistribution and use is allowed according to the terms of the BSD license.
-# For details see the accompanying COPYING-CMAKE-SCRIPTS file.
-
-# Look for the header file.
-FIND_PATH(SSH_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES libssh/libssh.h)
-
-# Look for the library.
-FIND_LIBRARY(SSH_LIBRARY NAMES ssh libssh)
-
-# handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set SSH_FOUND to TRUE if 
-# all listed variables are TRUE
-INCLUDE(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(SSH DEFAULT_MSG SSH_LIBRARY SSH_INCLUDE_DIR)
-
-# Copy the results to the output variables.
-IF(SSH_FOUND)
-  SET(SSH_LIBRARIES ${SSH_LIBRARY})
-  SET(SSH_INCLUDE_DIRS ${SSH_INCLUDE_DIR})
-ELSE(SSH_FOUND)
-  SET(SSH_LIBRARIES)
-  SET(SSH_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-ENDIF(SSH_FOUND)
-
-MARK_AS_ADVANCED(SSH_INCLUDE_DIR SSH_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/cmake/findDependencies.cmake b/cmake/findDependencies.cmake
index 12d47525..52760185 100644
--- a/cmake/findDependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/findDependencies.cmake
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if( EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY )
     endif()
 
     if( EXIV2_ENABLE_SSH )
-        find_package( SSH REQUIRED)
+        find_package(libssh CONFIG REQUIRED)
     endif( )
 endif( )
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 05ce4e14..39763d90 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ target_include_directories(exiv2lib_int PUBLIC
 if (EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY)
 
     if( EXIV2_ENABLE_SSH )
-        target_include_directories(exiv2lib SYSTEM PUBLIC ${SSH_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-        target_link_libraries( exiv2lib PUBLIC ${SSH_LIBRARIES})
+        target_include_directories(exiv2lib SYSTEM PUBLIC ${LIBSSH_INCLUDE_DIR})
+        target_link_libraries(exiv2lib PUBLIC ${LIBSSH_LIBRARIES})
     endif()
 
     if( EXIV2_ENABLE_CURL )