diff --git a/package/libks/Config.in b/package/libks/Config.in
index 4781d188bf..17a008d7a0 100644
--- a/package/libks/Config.in
+++ b/package/libks/Config.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBKS
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlfcn.h
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL # pthread_setname_np()
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENGINES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBUUID
 	help