diff --git a/configs/friendlyarm_nanopi_neo2_defconfig b/configs/friendlyarm_nanopi_neo2_defconfig
index 7287ebf969..e932ae3bb1 100644
--- a/configs/friendlyarm_nanopi_neo2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/friendlyarm_nanopi_neo2_defconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.0"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_ARCH_DEFAULT_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="allwinner/sun50i-h5-nanopi-neo2"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 
 # Filesystem
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_ISSUE="Welcome to FriendlyARM Nanopi NEO2"