diff --git a/configs/qemu_ppc_mac99_defconfig b/configs/qemu_ppc_mac99_defconfig
index 377fc9466f..9a33c3d82c 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_ppc_mac99_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_ppc_mac99_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.2.4"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="pmac32"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="board/qemu/ppc-mac99/linux.fragment"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set