diff --git a/package/mariadb/mariadb.mk b/package/mariadb/mariadb.mk
index 1d6c2bcc47..db538fd0f2 100644
--- a/package/mariadb/mariadb.mk
+++ b/package/mariadb/mariadb.mk
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ MARIADB_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-DMYSQL_DATADIR=/var/lib/mysql \
 	-DMYSQL_UNIX_ADDR=$(MYSQL_SOCKET)
 
+HOST_MARIADB_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_SSL=bundled
+
 # Some helpers must be compiled for host in order to crosscompile mariadb for
 # the target. They are then included by import_executables.cmake which is
 # generated during the build of the host helpers. It is not necessary to build