diff --git a/configs/orangepi_r1_defconfig b/configs/orangepi_r1_defconfig
index d7a21894bd..5e7dccf49b 100644
--- a/configs/orangepi_r1_defconfig
+++ b/configs/orangepi_r1_defconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="orangepi_r1"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYLIBFDT=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM_NAME="u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y