diff --git a/gnu/packages/curl.scm b/gnu/packages/curl.scm
index a36a1ee4a6..041853c6f3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/curl.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/curl.scm
@@ -48,6 +48,23 @@ (define-module (gnu packages curl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tls)
   #:use-module (gnu packages web))
 
+;; XXX A hidden special obsolete libssh2 for temporary use in the curl package.
+;; <https://bugs.gnu.org/34927>
+(define libssh2-1.8.0
+  (package
+    (inherit libssh2)
+    (version "1.8.0")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append
+                    "https://www.libssh2.org/download/libssh2-"
+                    version ".tar.gz"))
+               (sha256
+                (base32
+                 "1m3n8spv79qhjq4yi0wgly5s5rc8783jb1pyra9bkx1md0plxwrr"))
+               (patches
+                (search-patches "libssh2-fix-build-failure-with-gcrypt.patch"))))))
+
 (define-public curl
   (package
    (name "curl")
@@ -66,14 +83,14 @@ (define-public curl
    (inputs `(("gnutls" ,gnutls)
              ("gss" ,gss)
              ("libidn" ,libidn)
-             ("openldap" ,openldap)
-             ("nghttp2" ,nghttp2 "lib")
-             ("zlib" ,zlib)
              ;; TODO XXX <https://bugs.gnu.org/34927>
              ;; Curl doesn't actually use or refer to libssh2 because the build
              ;; is not configured with '--with-libssh2'.  Remove this input when
              ;; a mass rebuild is appropriate (e.g. core-updates).
-             ("libssh2" ,libssh2-1.8.0)))
+             ("libssh2" ,libssh2-1.8.0)
+             ("openldap" ,openldap)
+             ("nghttp2" ,nghttp2 "lib")
+             ("zlib" ,zlib)))
    (native-inputs
      `(("perl" ,perl)
        ;; to enable the --manual option and make test 1026 pass
diff --git a/gnu/packages/ssh.scm b/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
index 5b5890aae6..a75096b779 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
@@ -143,24 +143,6 @@ (define-public libssh2
    (license license:bsd-3)
    (home-page "https://www.libssh2.org/")))
 
-;; XXX A hidden special obsolete libssh2 for temporary use in the curl package.
-;; <https://bugs.gnu.org/34927>
-(define-public libssh2-1.8.0
-  (hidden-package
-    (package
-      (inherit libssh2)
-      (version "1.8.0")
-      (source (origin
-               (method url-fetch)
-               (uri (string-append
-                      "https://www.libssh2.org/download/libssh2-"
-                      version ".tar.gz"))
-               (sha256
-                (base32
-                 "1m3n8spv79qhjq4yi0wgly5s5rc8783jb1pyra9bkx1md0plxwrr"))
-               (patches
-                (search-patches "libssh2-fix-build-failure-with-gcrypt.patch")))))))
-
 (define-public openssh
   (package
    (name "openssh")