diff --git a/configs/imx6slevk_defconfig b/configs/imx6slevk_defconfig
index 6f0bae5aa9..9448267e2b 100644
--- a/configs/imx6slevk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx6slevk_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME="mx6slevk"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2021.10"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMX=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y