diff --git a/configs/imx6-sabresd_defconfig b/configs/imx6-sabresd_defconfig
index edb4d7ed10..9999513914 100644
--- a/configs/imx6-sabresd_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx6-sabresd_defconfig
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.15"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="imx_v6_v7"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx6q-sabresd imx6dl-sabresd imx6qp-sabresd"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y