diff --git a/configs/orangepi_r1_defconfig b/configs/orangepi_r1_defconfig
index b48e6d0015..405e0a6763 100644
--- a/configs/orangepi_r1_defconfig
+++ b/configs/orangepi_r1_defconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="orangepi_r1"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYLIBFDT=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM_NAME="u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y