diff --git a/package/collectd/Config.in b/package/collectd/Config.in
index 9723b1ae1c..39ecbcfe54 100644
--- a/package/collectd/Config.in
+++ b/package/collectd/Config.in
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ comment "Select at least one for collectd to be useful"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_COLLECTD_AMQP
 	bool "amqp"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_RABBITMQ_C
 	help
 	  Send/receive values via the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol