diff --git a/package/mtd/Config.in b/package/mtd/Config.in
index 57a562c108..0c95e3cc54 100644
--- a/package/mtd/Config.in
+++ b/package/mtd/Config.in
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MTD_JFFS_UTILS
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MTD_UBIFS_UTILS
 	bool
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENGINES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBUUID