diff --git a/package/glib-networking/Config.in b/package/glib-networking/Config.in
index 38cded5e6b..9c5d36af16 100644
--- a/package/glib-networking/Config.in
+++ b/package/glib-networking/Config.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GLIB_NETWORKING
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL if !BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL_FORCE_LIBOPENSSL if !BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_P11_KIT if BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS
 	help
 	  Network-related GIO modules for glib.
diff --git a/package/glib-networking/glib-networking.mk b/package/glib-networking/glib-networking.mk
index f74e520d31..e8905dfff4 100644
--- a/package/glib-networking/glib-networking.mk
+++ b/package/glib-networking/glib-networking.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ else
 GLIB_NETWORKING_CONF_OPTS += -Dgnutls=disabled
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL),y)
 GLIB_NETWORKING_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
 GLIB_NETWORKING_CONF_OPTS += -Dopenssl=enabled
 else