diff --git a/package/wpa_supplicant/Config.in b/package/wpa_supplicant/Config.in
index 27ad22430a..67117c141b 100644
--- a/package/wpa_supplicant/Config.in
+++ b/package/wpa_supplicant/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT
 	bool "wpa_supplicant"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_MD4 if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	help
 	  WPA supplicant for secure wireless networks