diff --git a/package/wpa_supplicant/Config.in b/package/wpa_supplicant/Config.in
index 67117c141b..bc9847c99f 100644
--- a/package/wpa_supplicant/Config.in
+++ b/package/wpa_supplicant/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT
 	bool "wpa_supplicant"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_MD4 if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_DES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	help
 	  WPA supplicant for secure wireless networks