diff --git a/configs/beaglebone_defconfig b/configs/beaglebone_defconfig
index f8b7cc66ab..5d6b680d29 100644
--- a/configs/beaglebone_defconfig
+++ b/configs/beaglebone_defconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="$(call github,beagleboard,linux,4.19.7
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="omap2plus"
 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_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y