diff --git a/package/snmppp/Config.in b/package/snmppp/Config.in
index de1a09ca4b..1f05f53f9f 100644
--- a/package/snmppp/Config.in
+++ b/package/snmppp/Config.in
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SNMPPP_SNMPV3
 	default y
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 # C++11
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_DES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	help
 	  Enable optional support for SNMP++. This selects OpenSSL.