diff --git a/configs/nitrogen6sx_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen6sx_defconfig
index f151d4dc08..d5bf87b086 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen6sx_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen6sx_defconfig
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="boundary"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INSTALL_TARGET=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx6sx-nitrogen6sx imx6sx-nitrogen6sx-m4"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y