diff --git a/package/libevent/libevent.mk b/package/libevent/libevent.mk
index 607b7b2150..30fcb5ac30 100644
--- a/package/libevent/libevent.mk
+++ b/package/libevent/libevent.mk
@@ -22,5 +22,12 @@ ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON),y)
 LIBEVENT_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += LIBEVENT_REMOVE_PYSCRIPT
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
+LIBEVENT_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
+LIBEVENT_CONF_OPTS += --enable-openssl
+else
+LIBEVENT_CONF_OPTS += --disable-openssl
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))