diff --git a/packages/python/security/pyOpenSSL/build b/packages/python/security/pyOpenSSL/build
index 518abb0106..c5bf869c6a 100755
--- a/packages/python/security/pyOpenSSL/build
+++ b/packages/python/security/pyOpenSSL/build
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 $SCRIPTS/build toolchain
 $SCRIPTS/build Python
+$SCRIPTS/build openssl
 
 . config/options.python
 
diff --git a/packages/python/security/pyOpenSSL/install b/packages/python/security/pyOpenSSL/install
index 2c60f5dd1d..58043efa77 100755
--- a/packages/python/security/pyOpenSSL/install
+++ b/packages/python/security/pyOpenSSL/install
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
 . config/options
 
 $SCRIPTS/install Python
+$SCRIPTS/install openssl
 
 cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.install/* $INSTALL