diff --git a/package/zeek/Config.in b/package/zeek/Config.in
index 114ec4235d..730388ded7 100644
--- a/package/zeek/Config.in
+++ b/package/zeek/Config.in
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ZEEK
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPCAP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_MUSL_FTS if !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL_FORCE_LIBOPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
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