diff --git a/package/rauc/Config.in b/package/rauc/Config.in
index af0b99c36b..8d0c0a4f2a 100644
--- a/package/rauc/Config.in
+++ b/package/rauc/Config.in
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # glib2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL_FORCE_LIBOPENSSL # uses X509_PURPOSE_get_by_id
 	# uses ENGINE_* API
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENGINES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENGINES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SQUASHFS # run-time dependency
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT # run-time dependency
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FWPRINTENV if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT