diff --git a/configs/ls1043a-rdb_defconfig b/configs/ls1043a-rdb_defconfig
index d70e8692ab..fb0f781b44 100644
--- a/configs/ls1043a-rdb_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ls1043a-rdb_defconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="$(LINUX_DIR)/arch/arm64/configs/lsdk.con
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="freescale/fsl-ls1043a-rdb freescale/fsl-ls1043a-rdb-sdk"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INSTALL_TARGET=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_QORIQ_FM_UCODE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_QORIQ_FM_UCODE_PLATFORM="ls1043"
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y