diff --git a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
index fb095c8b7b..cd88a2d19a 100644
--- a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
+++ b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="A20-OLinuXino-Lime"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYLIBFDT=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_BIN=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL_NAME="u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin"