diff --git a/package/syslog-ng/Config.in b/package/syslog-ng/Config.in
index 1302e6ac46..0bdf0dcd27 100644
--- a/package/syslog-ng/Config.in
+++ b/package/syslog-ng/Config.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSLOG_NG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL_FORCE_LIBOPENSSL
 	help
 	  syslog-ng is an enhanced log daemon, supporting a wide range
 	  of input and output methods: syslog, unstructured text,