diff --git a/package/luvi/Config.in b/package/luvi/Config.in
index 3a724acebb..19d3307f12 100644
--- a/package/luvi/Config.in
+++ b/package/luvi/Config.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LUVI
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUV
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LUV
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_DES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENGINES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	help
 	  A project in-between luv and luvit. The goal of this is to
 	  make building luvit and derivatives much easier.