diff --git a/package/i2pd/Config.in b/package/i2pd/Config.in
index c1ba08ef75..8f7ec8b689 100644
--- a/package/i2pd/Config.in
+++ b/package/i2pd/Config.in
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_I2PD
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_SYSTEM
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_CHACHA if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
 	help
 	  i2pd (I2P Daemon) is a full-featured C++ implementation of I2P