diff --git a/configs/atmel_sama5d27_som1_ek_mmc_dev_defconfig b/configs/atmel_sama5d27_som1_ek_mmc_dev_defconfig
index f1abf83689..da4a0fa155 100644
--- a/configs/atmel_sama5d27_som1_ek_mmc_dev_defconfig
+++ b/configs/atmel_sama5d27_som1_ek_mmc_dev_defconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="$(call github,linux4sam,linux-at91,lin
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="sama5"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="at91-sama5d27_som1_ek"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_UTILS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_UTILS_ALSACONF=y