diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-urllib3_2.5.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-urllib3_2.5.0.bb
index a4f3995730..62fdf8e345 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-urllib3_2.5.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-urllib3_2.5.0.bb
@@ -7,18 +7,23 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "3fc47733c7e419d4bc3f6b3dc2b4f890bb743906a30d56ba4a5bfa4bbf
 
 inherit pypi python_hatchling
 
-DEPENDS += " \
-    python3-hatch-vcs-native \
-"
+DEPENDS += "python3-hatch-vcs-native"
+
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= ""
+# This is not recommended for use upstream, and has large dependencies
+PACKAGECONFIG[openssl] = ",,,python3-cryptography python3-pyopenssl"
+
+do_install:append() {
+    if ! ${@bb.utils.contains("PACKAGECONFIG", "openssl", "true", "false", d)}; then
+        rm -f ${D}${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/urllib3/contrib/pyopenssl.py
+    fi
+}
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += "\
-    python3-certifi \
-    python3-cryptography \
-    python3-email \
     python3-idna \
+    python3-email \
     python3-json \
     python3-netclient \
-    python3-pyopenssl \
     python3-threading \
     python3-logging \
 "