diff --git a/package/ruby/ruby.mk b/package/ruby/ruby.mk
index 0ea352d7cc..65a59f5509 100644
--- a/package/ruby/ruby.mk
+++ b/package/ruby/ruby.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ HOST_RUBY_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 RUBY_MAKE_ENV = $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV)
 RUBY_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
 RUBY_CONF_OPT = --disable-install-doc --disable-rpath
-HOST_RUBY_CONF_OPT = --disable-install-doc --with-out-ext=curses,readline
+HOST_RUBY_CONF_OPT = --disable-install-doc \
+	--with-out-ext=curses,openssl,readline
 RUBY_LICENSE = Ruby or BSD-2c, BSD-3c, others
 RUBY_LICENSE_FILES = LEGAL COPYING BSDL