diff --git a/package/asterisk/asterisk.mk b/package/asterisk/asterisk.mk
index a3a3703380..8d21601e3e 100644
--- a/package/asterisk/asterisk.mk
+++ b/package/asterisk/asterisk.mk
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--without-speexdsp \
 	--without-sqlite \
 	--without-srtp \
-	--without-ssl \
 	--without-suppserv \
 	--without-tds \
 	--without-termcap \
@@ -145,6 +144,13 @@ else
 ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS += --without-gsm
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
+ASTERISK_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
+ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS += --with-ssl
+else
+ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS += --without-ssl
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),y)
 ASTERISK_DEPENDENCIES += zlib
 ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS += --with-z