diff --git a/package/mtd/mtd.mk b/package/mtd/mtd.mk
index 8220a5ace8..1186fa52d5 100644
--- a/package/mtd/mtd.mk
+++ b/package/mtd/mtd.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MTD_UBIFS_UTILS),y)
 MTD_DEPENDENCIES += util-linux zlib lzo host-pkgconf
 MTD_CONF_OPTS += --with-ubifs
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
+# crypto needs linux/hash_info.h
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_12)$(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),yy)
 MTD_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
 MTD_CONF_OPTS += --with-crypto
 else