diff --git a/configs/beaglebone_qt5_defconfig b/configs/beaglebone_qt5_defconfig
index 99355e855c..6e07bc9ac0 100644
--- a/configs/beaglebone_qt5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/beaglebone_qt5_defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="omap2plus"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="board/beaglebone/linux-sgx.fragment"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="am335x-evm am335x-bone am335x-boneblack am335x-bonegreen am335x-evmsk am335x-boneblue"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_FBV=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_QT5=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_EXAMPLES=y