diff --git a/configs/nitrogen6sx_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen6sx_defconfig
index 967d064f1c..2b12b169a0 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen6sx_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen6sx_defconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="https://github.com/boundarydevices/u-boot/archive/c2042594.tar.gz"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="nitrogen6sx"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMX=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_BOOT_SCRIPT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_BOOT_SCRIPT_SOURCE="board/boundarydevices/common/boot.cmd"
diff --git a/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig
index 1cded53765..903d0abd9f 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="https://github.com/boundarydevices/u-boot/archive/c2042594.tar.gz"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="nitrogen6q"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMX=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_BOOT_SCRIPT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_BOOT_SCRIPT_SOURCE="board/boundarydevices/common/boot.cmd"
diff --git a/configs/nitrogen7_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen7_defconfig
index d1e81d90fd..718d203319 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen7_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen7_defconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="https://github.com/boundarydevices/u-boot/archive/c2042594.tar.gz"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="nitrogen7"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMX=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_BOOT_SCRIPT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_BOOT_SCRIPT_SOURCE="board/boundarydevices/common/boot.cmd"