diff --git a/package/libopenssl/libopenssl.mk b/package/libopenssl/libopenssl.mk
index 89a9189bb8..fe472e2c7a 100644
--- a/package/libopenssl/libopenssl.mk
+++ b/package/libopenssl/libopenssl.mk
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ define LIBOPENSSL_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 			no-fuzz-afl \
 			no-afalgeng \
 			$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_BIN),,no-apps) \
-			$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENGINES),,no-engine) \
 			$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_CHACHA),,no-chacha) \
 			$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_RC2),,no-rc2) \
 			$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_RC4),,no-rc4) \