diff --git a/configs/imx6ulpico_defconfig b/configs/imx6ulpico_defconfig
index 69d1a8055d..56ae588752 100644
--- a/configs/imx6ulpico_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx6ulpico_defconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.17"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="imx_v6_v7"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx6ul-pico-hobbit"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 
 # wifi firmware for brcm4339
 BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE=y
diff --git a/configs/imx7dpico_defconfig b/configs/imx7dpico_defconfig
index 971e4022f2..93e3fd7414 100644
--- a/configs/imx7dpico_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx7dpico_defconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.17"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="imx_v6_v7"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx7d-pico-pi"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 
 # bootloader
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
diff --git a/configs/mx51evk_defconfig b/configs/mx51evk_defconfig
index d9790ada21..3c2d56132d 100644
--- a/configs/mx51evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx51evk_defconfig
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.17.2"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="imx_v6_v7"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx51-babbage"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
diff --git a/configs/orangepi_lite_defconfig b/configs/orangepi_lite_defconfig
index 109861f21c..1c3b99cf1d 100644
--- a/configs/orangepi_lite_defconfig
+++ b/configs/orangepi_lite_defconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="sunxi"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="board/orangepi/orangepi-lite/linux-extras.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="sun8i-h3-orangepi-lite"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RTL8189FS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y