diff --git a/package/rauc/Config.in b/package/rauc/Config.in
index 7451b29a55..01a321e3dd 100644
--- a/package/rauc/Config.in
+++ b/package/rauc/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # glib2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	# uses ENGINE_* API
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENGINES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SQUASHFS # run-time dependency
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT # run-time dependency
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FWPRINTENV if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT