diff --git a/configs/pandaboard_defconfig b/configs/pandaboard_defconfig
index 188eb1bc4f..bb4dd28783 100644
--- a/configs/pandaboard_defconfig
+++ b/configs/pandaboard_defconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="omap2plus"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="omap4-panda-es omap4-panda omap4-panda-a4"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INSTALL_TARGET=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
 # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set