diff --git a/package/libest/Config.in b/package/libest/Config.in
index bd5f40afae..3a0328c2f8 100644
--- a/package/libest/Config.in
+++ b/package/libest/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEST
 	bool "libest"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # libexecinfo or glibc
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEXECINFO if !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENGINES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL_FORCE_LIBOPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SAFECLIB