diff --git a/configs/qemu_arm_ebbr_defconfig b/configs/qemu_arm_ebbr_defconfig
index 7c436449d7..bdcd41bbde 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_arm_ebbr_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_arm_ebbr_defconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="6.6.32"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_ARCH_DEFAULT_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="board/qemu/arm-ebbr/linux.fragment"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 
 # Packages
 BR2_PACKAGE_OPTEE_CLIENT=y