diff --git a/package/libest/Config.in b/package/libest/Config.in
index d8271ad69e..6abe9d2848 100644
--- a/package/libest/Config.in
+++ b/package/libest/Config.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEST
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # libexecinfo or glibc
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEXECINFO if !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL_FORCE_LIBOPENSSL
 	help
 	  libest is a C implementation of RFC 7030 (Enrollment over
 	  Secure Transport).