diff --git a/package/firmware-utils/Config.in b/package/firmware-utils/Config.in
index 9e47263d73..501b89b453 100644
--- a/package/firmware-utils/Config.in
+++ b/package/firmware-utils/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_FIRMWARE_UTILS
 	bool "firmware-utils"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_DES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
 	help
 	  Firmware utils are tools that can be used for managing