diff --git a/configs/nitrogen8m_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen8m_defconfig
index 7445d32c11..0aa913aa54 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen8m_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen8m_defconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="https://github.com/boundarydevices/u-b
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM_NAME="u-boot-nodtb.bin"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
 
 # Kernel
diff --git a/configs/nitrogen8mm_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen8mm_defconfig
index 8692e527b7..1767490d8b 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen8mm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen8mm_defconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="https://github.com/boundarydevices/u-b
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM_NAME="u-boot-nodtb.bin"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
 
 # Kernel
diff --git a/configs/nitrogen8mn_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen8mn_defconfig
index a160234d61..cd5c4d928d 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen8mn_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen8mn_defconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="https://github.com/boundarydevices/u-b
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM_NAME="u-boot-nodtb.bin"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
 
 # Kernel