diff --git a/configs/olpc_xo175_defconfig b/configs/olpc_xo175_defconfig
index 4317e72a78..6e31ecf92c 100644
--- a/configs/olpc_xo175_defconfig
+++ b/configs/olpc_xo175_defconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/olpc/xo-1.75/linux.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="board/olpc/linux.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INSTALL_TARGET=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_LIBERTAS_SD8686_V8=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_LIBERTAS_SD8686_V9=y