diff --git a/config/pkg/ext/builtin-extensions.yml b/config/pkg/ext/builtin-extensions.yml
index 750745cb..c97b32dd 100644
--- a/config/pkg/ext/builtin-extensions.yml
+++ b/config/pkg/ext/builtin-extensions.yml
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ ext-password-argon2:
   type: php-extension
   depends:
     - libargon2
+  suggests:
     - ext-openssl
   php-extension:
     os:
diff --git a/src/Package/Extension/password_argon2.php b/src/Package/Extension/password_argon2.php
index 77122405..efef3d05 100644
--- a/src/Package/Extension/password_argon2.php
+++ b/src/Package/Extension/password_argon2.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class password_argon2 extends PhpExtensionPackage
     #[CustomPhpConfigureArg('Darwin')]
     public function getConfigureArg(PackageInstaller $installer, PackageBuilder $builder): string
     {
-        if ($installer->getLibraryPackage('openssl') !== null) {
+        if ($installer->getPhpExtensionPackage('openssl')?->isBuildStatic() || $this->isBuildShared()) {
             if (php::getPHPVersionID() >= 80500 || (php::getPHPVersionID() >= 80400 && !$builder->getOption('enable-zts'))) {
                 return '--without-password-argon2'; // use --with-openssl-argon2 in openssl extension instead
             }