diff --git a/package/glib-networking/Config.in b/package/glib-networking/Config.in
index ec2962392c..004f82222c 100644
--- a/package/glib-networking/Config.in
+++ b/package/glib-networking/Config.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GLIB_NETWORKING
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # glib2
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # glib2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL if !BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS
 	help
 	  Network-related GIO modules for glib.