diff --git a/package/netsurf/Config.in b/package/netsurf/Config.in
index 4f7d5c2713..394befcf28 100644
--- a/package/netsurf/Config.in
+++ b/package/netsurf/Config.in
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NETSURF
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV if !BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPNG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL_FORCE_LIBOPENSSL if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL
 	help
 	  NetSurf is a compact graphical web browser which aims for
 	  HTML5, CSS and JavaScript support.