diff --git a/package/libopenssl/Config.in b/package/libopenssl/Config.in
index 00339238fb..7a3f56a512 100644
--- a/package/libopenssl/Config.in
+++ b/package/libopenssl/Config.in
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_MD4
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_MDC2
 	bool "enable MDC2"
 	default y
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_DES
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_BLAKE2
 	bool "enable BLAKE2"
diff --git a/package/libopenssl/libopenssl.mk b/package/libopenssl/libopenssl.mk
index 3542b89727..fc22c20467 100644
--- a/package/libopenssl/libopenssl.mk
+++ b/package/libopenssl/libopenssl.mk
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ define LIBOPENSSL_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 			$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_CRYPTODEV),enable-devcryptoeng) \
 			no-rc5 \
 			enable-camellia \
-			enable-mdc2 \
 			no-tests \
 			no-fuzz-libfuzzer \
 			no-fuzz-afl \