diff --git a/package/mender/Config.in b/package/mender/Config.in
index 4831548f76..c9b9d0b757 100644
--- a/package/mender/Config.in
+++ b/package/mender/Config.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MENDER
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL_FORCE_LIBOPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENGINES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_MD4
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_RMD160
 	help