diff --git a/package/unbound/Config.in b/package/unbound/Config.in
index ae2ebfd975..c8d697113c 100644
--- a/package/unbound/Config.in
+++ b/package/unbound/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_UNBOUND
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_EXPAT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEVENT
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENGINES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	help
 	  Unbound is a validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver.