diff --git a/package/apr-util/Config.in b/package/apr-util/Config.in
index f7c119db48..06b6c2684c 100644
--- a/package/apr-util/Config.in
+++ b/package/apr-util/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_APR_UTIL
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # apr
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_APR
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_EXPAT
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_DES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENGINES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	help
 	  The utility library for the apache runtime project